SLALOM

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track Date: 1921 skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags), a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers, II. intransitive verb Date: 1932 to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a ~