giant slalom en · NOUN
Etymology
From giant + slalom. * (skiing): Being a slalom with larger turns. * (snowboarding): From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.
Meanings
- 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.
- An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| giant slaloms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
downhill skiing · alpine combined · downhill · slalom · super-G · parallel giant slalom · parallel slalom
Deriveds
GS · Super GS · Super-GS · parallel giant slalom · Super-G · SGS · super giant slalom · PGS · SG · Super G
Hypernyms
technical skiing · alpine snowboarding · alpine skiing
Translations (7)
sl veleslalom (skiing discipline) · fi suurpujottelu (skiing discipline) · ro slalom uriaș (skiing discipline) · de Riesentorlauf (skiing discipline) · de Riesenslalom (skiing discipline) · ja 大回転 (skiing discipline) · sv storslalom (skiing discipline)