kick turn

noun Skiing.

a turn from a stationary position in which a skier lifts one ski to a point where the heel is nearly at right angles to the snow, then faces the ski outward, sets it down in the direction to be turned, and swings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.

Origin of kick turn

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby kick turn

kickstand, kick-start, kick starter, kick the bucket, kick the habit, kick turn, kickup, kick up a fuss, kick up one's heels, kick upstairs, kickwheel

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Example sentences from the Web for kick turn

Place heels together and knees touching, and try to turn toes outwards until feet are in a straight line (kick-turn).
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The same points are to be noticed as when using a jump in the place of a kick-turn.
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There is another very convenient modification of the kick-turn which can be performed without coming to a standstill at all.
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The usual procedure is to make what is known as a kick-turn.
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Another way of making the kick-turn is to go backwards through the whole process first described.
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British Dictionary definitions for kick turn

kick turn

noun

skiing a standing turn performed by swivelling each ski separately through 180°

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单词	kick turn
释义	kick turn noun Skiing. a turn from a stationary position in which a skier lifts one ski to a point where the heel is nearly at right angles to the snow, then faces the ski outward, sets it down in the direction to be turned, and swings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel. Origin of kick turn First recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby kick turn kickstand, kick-start, kick starter, kick the bucket, kick the habit, kick turn, kickup, kick up a fuss, kick up one's heels, kick upstairs, kickwheel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kick turn Place heels together and knees touching, and try to turn toes outwards until feet are in a straight line (kick-turn). How To Ski and How Not To\|Vivian Caulfeild The same points are to be noticed as when using a jump in the place of a kick-turn. How To Ski and How Not To\|Vivian Caulfeild There is another very convenient modification of the kick-turn which can be performed without coming to a standstill at all. How To Ski and How Not To\|Vivian Caulfeild The usual procedure is to make what is known as a kick-turn. How To Ski and How Not To\|Vivian Caulfeild Another way of making the kick-turn is to go backwards through the whole process first described. How To Ski and How Not To\|Vivian Caulfeild British Dictionary definitions for kick turn kick turn noun skiing a standing turn performed by swivelling each ski separately through 180° Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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