Definitions for salchowˈsæl kaʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Sal•chowˈsæl kaʊ(n.)
a figure-skating jump in which the skater leaps from the back inside edge of one skate to make one full rotation in the air and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
Category: Sport
Origin of Salchow:
1920–25; after Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949), Swedish figure skater
Wiktionary
salchow(Noun)
A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
Origin: Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.
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