often attributive
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such 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
slalomed; slaloming; slaloms
: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom
Examples of slalom in a Sentence
Verb
slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier
Recent Examples on the Web
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The women’s World Cup continues with a GS and slalom this weekend in Jasna, close to Vlhova’s hometown.
—USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Zacha’s slalom past Cats defenseman Niko Mikkola set up the sequence that thrilled the sizable number of Bruins fans who’d made the trip.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The women’s World Cup continues with a GS and slalom this weekend in Jasna, close to Vlhova’s hometown.
—USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slalom. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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