Main Entry: ¹sla·lom

Pronunciation: \ˈslä-ləm\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

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