slalom
noun/ˈslɑːləm/
/ˈslɑːləm/
- a race for people on skis or in canoes along a winding course marked by poles
- to win the slalom
- the giant slalom
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlalom is used before these nouns:- ski
Word Origin1920s: from Norwegian, literally ‘sloping track’.Want to learn more?
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