big air

English

Etymology

big +‎ air

Noun

big air (uncountable)

1. (skiing, snowboarding) A discipline in freestyle skiing and snowboarding, involving sliding down a large launch ramp and then launching off a big kicker, to obtain height and time in the air to perform acrobatic maneuvers, and land on a landing slope.

Related terms

• slopestyle

Translations

Translations

• French: grand saut (fr), big air (fr)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English big air.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɡ ɛʁ/

Noun

big air m (uncountable)

1. (skiing, snowboarding) big air; Synonym of grand saut