slalom
(slɑːləm )
Word forms: slaloms
countable noun
A slalom is a race on skis or in canoes in which the competitors have to avoid a series of obstacles in a very twisting and difficult course.
The canoe slalom was an unexpected hit.
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Collocations:
slalom run
Miller, the leader after the downhill portion, was disqualified in the first slalom run for straddling a gate.
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He suffered a painful injury and was not able to start in the second slalom run after losing much time in the first leg.
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And now it also puts celebrities to the test over two slalom runs.
The Sun
She was sixth after the downhill, but had two tough slalom runs.
Globe and Mail
The campaign includes scenarios such as slalom runs and time attacks.
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Translations:
Chinese: 障碍滑雪或泛舟
Japanese: スラローム
- uncertain fate
- uncertain future
- uncertainly
- uncertain origin
- uncertain outcome
- uncertain outlook
- uncertain prospects
- uncertain recovery
- uncertain situation
- uncertainty
- uncertainty abounds
- uncertainty persists
- uncertainty surrounds
- unchallenged
- unchangeable
- unchanged
- unchanging
- uncharacteristic
- uncharacteristically
- uncharacteristically quiet
- uncharacteristic error
- uncharitable
- uncharted
- uncharted terrain
- uncharted territory