slalom

Meanings

Noun

• The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
• Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
• A course used for the sport of slalom.
• A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.

Verb

• To race in a slalom.
• To move in a slalom-like manner.

Origin

• From Norwegian sla ("steep, hill side") and låm.