n.
Pronunciation: ' slä-l ə m
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Norwegian slalåm, literally, sloping track
Date: 1921
1 : skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags)
2 : 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 broadly : movement over a zigzag route