clap skate

or clapskate, klap skate


noun
  1. a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.

Origin of clap skate

1
First recorded in 1995–2000; loan translation of Dutch klapschaats; see origin at clap1, skate1

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