SLALOM


Meaning of SLALOM in English

/ ˈslɑːləm; NAmE / noun

a race for people on skis or in canoes along a winding course marked by poles

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: from Norwegian , literally sloping track.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.