transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvā-d ə ln ]
noun
Etymology: German, from wedeln, literally, to fan, wag the tail, from Wedel fan, tail, from Old High German wadal; akin to Old Norse vēli bird's tail
Date: circa 1957
: a style of skiing in which a skier rhythmically swings the rear of the skis from side to side while following the fall line