Definition of "slalom" [slalom]

• The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course. (noun)
• A race on skis or in vehicles along such a course, laid out with markers such as flags. (noun)
• To race in or as if in a slalom. (verb-intransitive)
• To waterski using a single ski designed so the feet are secured one behind the other. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The modern slalom is an invention of my own, and I am always sorry that I used the old Norwegian word slalom for a form of competition which has nothing in common with the"
• "She was a heavy prerace favorite, as the 2009 world champion in slalom — when she left Zahrobska with silver — and current leader in the season-long World Cup discipline standings."
• "MILLER'S RUN: Bode Miller DNFs in slalom, but leaves with medal haul"