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slalom

SLAH-luhm · noun

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Origin

From Norwegian sla ("steep, hill side") and låm ("trail"), combined to describe a track down a slope.

Journey

The word entered English as a term for a skiing race down a winding course marked by gates, staying close to its original sense of a trail down a steep hillside.

Related words

No other English cognates are given in the facts beyond its Norwegian source words.

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