slalom
(noun) a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
slalom
(verb) race on skis around obstacles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slalom (countable and uncountable, plural slaloms)
(uncountable, sports) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively)
(uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.
(countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom.
(countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.
slalom (third-person singular simple present slaloms, present participle slaloming, simple past and past participle slalomed)
(intransitive) To race in a slalom.
(intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner.
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Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
