déboulés

[dey-boo-ley]

plural noun

Ballet.

1. small, very quick half-turns executed alternately on each foot, usually in a series in a straight line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of déboulés¹

< French, noun use of plural past participle of débouler to bolt, make a quick start, equivalent to dé- de- + bouler to roll (transitive)

Example Sentences

“Sole was doing déboulés — a series of turns on the diagonal,” he remembered.

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