stem turn

American

noun

Skiing.

a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.

stem turn British

noun

Also called: stem. skiing a turn in which the heel of one ski is stemmed and the other ski is brought parallel

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Etymology

Origin of stem turn

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Every army in the world that trains mountain troops uses the snowplow and the stem turn.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is nothing short of revolution in ski technique, for the first things U. S. ski masters teach neophytes are the stem turn and the stem-Christiania, executed by braking with one ski, then edging the other over.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cut them from the vines, being careful never to break off the stem, turn over, rub off the dirt and leave the under side exposed to a few days' sunlight.

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