step turn

noun Skiing.

a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.

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Origin of step turn

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby step turn

step on it, step on someone's toes, step out, step out of line, step rocket, step turn, step up, step-, step-and-repeat, step-down, step-in
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