clap skate
noun
variants:
or less commonly clapskate
plural clap skates
also clapskates
Definition of clap skate
: an ice skate used in speed skating that has its blade attached to the boot only at the front by a spring-loaded hinge which allows the heel of the boot to separate from the blade of the back foot as the skater moves forward
In the past two winters, speed skating has been revolutionized by a clap skate that allows skaters to go so much faster that they have rewritten the entire record book.— Frank Litsky, New York Times, 7 Apr. 1998
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