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Definition 2024
giant_slalom
giant slalom
English
Noun
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
Derived terms
- (skiing, snowboarding): GS (abbreviation)
- (skiing): Super-G/Super G, Super-GS/Super GS, super giant slalom, SG/SGS
- (snowboarding): PGS , parallel giant slalom
Translations
skiing discipline
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References
- OED 2006