slalom

/'sleiləm/

Thân thiện

A skier completes a slalom course on a snowy mountain.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A downhill skiing race in which competitors must ski between and around a series of marked poles or gates arranged in a winding course.
   • By extension, any similar race or timed event involving a winding course around obstacles, such as in canoeing, kayaking, or alpine skiing.

2. Verb:

   • To ski or move in a winding path between and around a series of obstacles or markers, such as gates or poles.
   • To participate in a slalom race.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • She won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the Winter Olympics.
  • The canoe slalom event on the whitewater rapids is thrilling to watch.

• Verb:

  • The skier will slalom through the gates with incredible speed and precision.
  • We watched the athletes slalom down the challenging course.

Advanced Usage

• "To run a slalom": To complete a slalom course.

  • It took her just under a minute to run the slalom perfectly.

• "Slalom course": The specific, marked path containing the gates for a slalom event.

  • The slalom course was set on a steep part of the mountain.

Variants and Related Words

• Giant Slalom (n): A type of alpine skiing slalom with gates set farther apart than in regular slalom, requiring longer, faster turns.
• Slalomist (n): A person who competes in slalom races.
• Slaloming (n/gerund): The action of moving in a slalom manner.
  • His slaloming through the crowded sidewalk was impressive.

Synonyms

• Noun: Obstacle race, zigzag race, gate race.
• Verb: Weave, zigzag, maneuver.

Related Phrases

• "Slalom pole/gate": One of the pairs of poles or markers that define the course.
  • He missed a gate and was disqualified from the slalom.

Idioms

(This word is highly specific to sports and does not commonly feature in idiomatic expressions outside of this context.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles

Verb

1. race on skis around obstacles