"glissade" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/ [US], /ɡlɪˈsaːd/ [UK] Forms: glissades [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French glissade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|glissade}} French glissade Head templates: {{en-noun}} glissade (plural glissades)
  1. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
    Sense id: en-glissade-en-noun-89v01MVe Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 30 7 9 4 4 11
  2. (ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.
    Sense id: en-glissade-en-noun-v0RiZmZw Categories (other): Ballet, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Dance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 46 4 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 30 7 9 4 4 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 41 5 12 3 3 12 Disambiguation of Dance: 27 49 18 6 0
  3. A move in some dances such as the galop.
    Sense id: en-glissade-en-noun-KzhAzxlG
  4. (fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent.
    Sense id: en-glissade-en-noun-CokyGSYi Categories (other): Fencing Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glissader

Verb

IPA: /ɡlɪˈseɪd/ [US], /ɡlɪˈsaːd/ [UK] Forms: glissades [present, singular, third-person], glissading [participle, present], glissaded [participle, past], glissaded [past]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French glissade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|glissade}} French glissade Head templates: {{en-verb}} glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)
  1. To perform a glissade.
    Sense id: en-glissade-en-verb-xl3MkQZy

Inflected forms

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