/ 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.
/ 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. 2005