Definitions for slalomˈslɑ ləm, -loʊm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sla•lomˈslɑ ləm, -loʊm(n.)
a downhill ski race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates.
Category: Sport
any winding or zigzag course marked by obstacles or barriers.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to ski in or as if in a slalom.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Sport
to move on or as if on a course with many twists and turns; zigzag; weave.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adj.)designating, pertaining to, or for a zigzag course with obstacles, barriers, or the like.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of slalom:
1920–25; < Norw slalåm=sla(d) sloping +låm track
Princeton's WordNet
slalom(verb)
a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
slalom(verb)
race on skis around obstacles
Wiktionary
slalom(Noun)
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
slalom(Noun)
Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
slalom(Noun)
A course used for the sport of slalom.
These first two slaloms have sixty gates each.
slalom(Noun)
A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
He has won six World Cup slaloms.
slalom(Verb)
To race in a slalom.
Origin: From sla and låm.
Translations for slalom
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
slalom(noun)
a ski race down a winding course marked by flags; a similar race for canoes or in skiwater
a slalom race; a slalom course.
- slalomAfrikaans
- سِباق تَعَرُّجArabic
- слаломBulgarian
- slalomPortuguese (BR)
- slalomCzech
- der SlalomGerman
- slalom; slalom-Danish
- σλάλομGreek
- eslálomSpanish
- slaalomEstonian
- مسابقه مارپيچ كوچك ؛ اسلالومFarsi
- pujotteluFinnish
- slalomFrench
- סְלָאלוּםHebrew
- छोटी लकड़ी की नावHindi
- slalomCroatian
- műlesiklásHungarian
- lomba (ski, perahu, mobil, dsb.) di jalur berliku bertanda benderaIndonesian
- slalomItalian
- スキーの回転滑降競技Japanese
- 회전 활강, 슬라롬Korean
- slalomasLithuanian
- slalomsLatvian
- slalomMalay
- slalomDutch
- slalåmNorwegian
- slalomPolish
- مسابقه مارپيچ كوچك ؛ اسلالومPersian
- اسلالومPashto
- слаломRussian
- slalomSlovak
- slalomSlovenian
- slalomSerbian
- slalomSwedish
- การเล่นสกีThai
- slalomTurkish
- 障礙滑雪賽Chinese (Trad.)
- слаломUkrainian
- رکاوٹوں سے بچتے ہوئے ترچھے راستے برف پر تختہ رانیUrdu
- cuộc thi trượt băngVietnamese
- 障碍滑雪Chinese (Simp.)
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