giant slalom

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giant slalom

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From giant + slalom.

* (skiing): Being a slalom with larger turns.

* (snowboarding): From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.

noun giant slaloms

  1. An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper, and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance.
  2. An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.

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noun skiing discipline

日本語大回転 daikaiten
DeutschRiesenslalom, Riesentorlauf
Românăslalom uriaș

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@misc{giant_slalom_2026,
  title = {giant slalom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/giant%20slalom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}