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glissade
[ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
- a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object)
- to perform a glissade.
glissade
/ ɡlɪˈsɑːd; -ˈseɪd /
noun
- a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards
- a controlled slide down a snow slope
verb
- intr to perform a glissade
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Derived Forms
- glisˈsader, noun
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Other Words From
- glis·sader noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glissade1
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Example Sentences
In Switzerland he had studied the glissade, but when one carries a heavy load to balance on a precipitous slope is difficult.
To shorten the return journey I was tempted to glissade down what appeared to be a snow-filled ravine, which was very steep.
The remaining steep slopes were also descended by glissade, and we afterwards marched cheerily over the gentler inclines.
By means of ropes attached to these I proposed to scour the mountain along the line of the glissade.
The glissade lasted but a moment, nevertheless it recalled to his mind a picture which was indelibly stamped in his memory.
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