often attributive
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)
2
: a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers
broadly
: movement over a zigzag route
slalomed; slaloming; slaloms
: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom
Examples of slalom in a Sentence
Verb
slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin recently returned to the circuit after two months out with injury and the 29-year-old finished 10th on her comeback World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France.
—Daniella Matar, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The midfielder is most well known for his slaloming runs through midfield but these loans have sought to expose him to the physical aspects of senior football.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Sure, all 10 cars were put through their paces on the same closed circuit of the Concours Club, just outside Miami, where the track was segmented into drills that included acceleration and braking tests, a slalom sequence, and an emergency lane-change maneuver, among others.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Shiffrin recently returned to the circuit after two months out with injury and the 29-year-old finished 10th on her comeback World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France.
—Daniella Matar, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
Less than 30 seconds after Sherwood’s goal, Pettersson slalomed into the Sharks’ zone off the rush and feathered an east-west pass across to Jake DeBrusk.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The midfielder is most well known for his slaloming runs through midfield but these loans have sought to expose him to the physical aspects of senior football.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slalom. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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