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sla⋅lom

[slah-luh

m, -lohm]

–noun

1.	Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates. Compare giant slalom.

2.	any winding or zigzag course marked by obstacles or barriers, as one in which automobiles are tested for maneuverability or drivers for reaction time.

–verb (used without object)

3.	Skiing. to ski in or as if in a slalom.

4.	to move in a winding or zigzag fashion; weave.

5.	to follow a course with many twists and turns.

–adjective

6.	of, for, or designating a zigzag course with obstacles, barriers, or the like: an excellent slalom skier.

Origin:
1920–25; < Norw slalåm, equiv. to sla(d) sloping + låm track

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sla·lom (slä'ləm)

The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course.
A race on skis or in vehicles along such a course, laid out with markers such as flags.

intr.v. sla·lomed, sla·lom·ing, sla·loms

To race in or as if in a slalom.
To waterski using a single ski designed so the feet are secured one behind the other.

[Norwegian slalåm : slad, sloping + låm, path.]
sla'lom·er, sla'lom·ist n.

slalom

1921, from Norw. slalam "skiing race," lit. "sloping track," from sla "slope" + lam "track" (related to Norw. laan "a row of houses;" cf. lane).

Language Translation for : slalom

Spanish: eslálom,

German: der Slalom,

Japanese: スキーの回転滑降競技

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