glissade
Americannoun
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a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
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Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object)
noun
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a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards
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a controlled slide down a snow slope
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glissade
1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade 1
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Example Sentences
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But the body found Monday was a bit south of the spot where hikers typically glissade — on a steep, icy section of trail known as the 99 Switchbacks, according to Stine.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022
You reverse what you tried for going up and aim for the sandiest places in order to glissade down.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2014
“Meaning, O.K., here’s a glissade to a jété lift from behind.”
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2010
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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