glissade
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
glissade /glɪˈsɑːd, -ˈseɪd/
▶noun
- 1 a slide down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
- 2 Ballet a movement in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body and then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.
– origin C19: Fr., from glisser ‘to slip, slide’.
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