giant slalom
English edit
Etymology edit
- (skiing): Being a slalom with larger turns.
- (snowboarding): From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.
Noun edit
giant slalom (plural giant slaloms)
- (skiing) An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper, and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance.
- (snowboarding) An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.
Hypernyms edit
(skiing):
(snowboarding):
Coordinate terms edit
(skiing):
(snowboarding):
Derived terms edit
- (skiing, snowboarding): GS (abbreviation)
- (skiing): Super-G/Super G, Super-GS/Super GS, super giant slalom, SG/SGS
- (snowboarding): PGS, parallel giant slalom
Translations edit
skiing discipline
|
References edit
- OED 2006