"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 [Southern-England] Forms: slaloms [plural]
enPR: släʹ-ləm 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”), {{m|no|låm||trail}} låm (“trail”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slalom (countable and uncountable, plural slaloms)
  1. (uncountable, sports) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Skiing
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-WtCY2gxu Disambiguation of Skiing: 37 10 19 15 1 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 28 20 20 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 23 24 17 2 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-AtjrPAiP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 28 20 20 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 23 24 17 2 4
  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)
    Sense id: en-slalom-en-noun-9aEY7uuf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 28 20 20 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 23 24 17 2 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'course used for the sport of slalom': 12 1 79 8
  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): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 28 20 20 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 23 24 17 2 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'race or competition': 7 2 6 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (sports): تَزَلُّجٌ مُتَعَرِّج (tazallujun mutaʕarrij) [masculine] (Arabic), eslàlom [masculine] (Catalan), 障礙滑雪 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)
Derived forms: banked slalom, giant slalom, GS, parallel giant slalom, PSG, parallel slalom, PSL, slalomer, slalomist, super giant slalom, Super G, Super-G Disambiguation of 'sports': 38 5 33 24

Verb

IPA: /ˈslɑː.ləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslɔ.ləm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slalom.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slaloms [present, singular, third-person], slaloming [participle, present], slalomed [participle, past], slalomed [past]
enPR: släʹ-ləm 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”), {{m|no|låm||trail}} låm (“trail”) 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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        "(intransitive) To race in a slalom."
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        "(intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner."
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "障礙滑雪"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "zhàng'ài huáxuě",
      "sense": "sports",
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      "sense": "sports",
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      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "sports",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "სლალომი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "szlalom"
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "slalomo"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "sports",
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sports",
      "word": "slalom"
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      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "sports",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "course used for the sport of slalom",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "pujotella"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "slalomer"
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      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "kjøre slalåm"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "stå slalåm"
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      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
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      "sense": "to race in a slalom",
      "word": "åka slalom"
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