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giant_slalom

giant slalom

English

Noun

giant slalom (plural giant slaloms)

  1. (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.
  2. (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

References

  • OED 2006