slalom in English
- slalom⇄noun 1. a skiing race downhill. The skiers race zigzag through pairs of poles placed in various combinations on the course and complete the run in turns, the winner being the one who does it fastest without error.
2. any similar race zigzagging be - slalom⇄slalom, noun, verb.
- slalom⇄v.i. to move as in a slalom; zigzag skillfully between objects.
Ex. I slalomed around cloverleafs trying to get turned the right way (Maclean's).