"slalom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈslɑː.ləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslɔ.ləm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slalom.wav Forms: slaloms [plural]
enPR: släʹ-ləm [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɑːləm Etymology: From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|sla||steep, hill side}} Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slalom (countable and uncountable, plural slaloms)
  1. (uncountable, sports, often attributive) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. Tags: attributive, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Skiing
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-7jjYSfKx Disambiguation of Skiing: 34 15 13 15 1 22 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 22 11 27 15 16 1 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. Tags: uncountable
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  3. (countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (course used for the sport of slalom): pujottelurata (Finnish), Slalom [masculine] (German) Translations (sports): تَزَلُّجٌ مُتَعَرِّج (tazallujun mutaʕarrij) [masculine] (Arabic), eslàlom [masculine] (Catalan), 障礙滑雪 /障碍滑雪 (zhàng'ài huáxuě) (Chinese Mandarin), slalom [masculine] (Czech), slalomo (Esperanto), snirr [neuter] (Faroese), slalom (Finnish), pujottelu (Finnish), slalom [masculine] (French), სლალომი (slalomi) (Georgian), Slalom [masculine] (German), szlalom (Hungarian), slalomo (Ido), スラローム (surarōmu) (Japanese), slalåm [masculine] (Norwegian), slalom [masculine] (Polish), slalom [masculine] (Portuguese), slalom (Romanian), сла́лом (slálom) [masculine] (Russian), eslalon [masculine] (Spanish), slalom [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-9aEY7uuf Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 22 11 27 15 16 1 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'course used for the sport of slalom': 9 1 82 8 Disambiguation of 'sports': 32 0 41 28
  4. (countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Sports Translations (race or competition): slalom [masculine] (Czech), pujottelukilpailu (Finnish), Slalom [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-BX2V9SZk Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 22 11 27 15 16 1 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'race or competition': 6 2 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈslɑː.ləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslɔ.ləm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slalom.wav Forms: slaloms [present, singular, third-person], slaloming [participle, present], slalomed [participle, past], slalomed [past]
enPR: släʹ-ləm [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɑːləm Etymology: From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|sla||steep, hill side}} Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} slalom (third-person singular simple present slaloms, present participle slaloming, simple past and past participle slalomed)
  1. (intransitive) To race in a slalom. Tags: intransitive Translations (to race in a slalom): pujotella (Finnish), slalomer (French), kjøre slalåm (Norwegian), stå slalåm (Norwegian), eslalon [masculine] (Spanish), åka slalom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-verb-DB3T08w7 Disambiguation of 'to race in a slalom': 95 5
  2. (intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-verb-NqweHdOk

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-slalom.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-slalom.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslɔ.ləm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːləm"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "pujotella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "slalomer"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "kjøre slalåm"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "stå slalåm"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eslalon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "åka slalom"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slalom"
}

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