[DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #3389, aired 1999-05-06 [PAR] From the Norwegian for "sloping", this word is used to describe zigzag skiing ... 
Greek for "purge", it's used in English to mean the purging of pent-up emotions... [DOC] [TLE] Slalom | Define Slalom at Dictionary.com [PAR] Slalom definition, Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course 
marked by poles or gates. ... Examples; Word Origin. noun. 1. ... verb (used 
without object). 3. ... 1920-25; < Norwegian slalm, equivalent to sla (d) sloping + 
lm track. [DOC] [TLE] Norwegian words in English: Slalom  The Norwegian American [PAR] Dec 4, 2014 ... Slalom is a combination of two words put together: sla, which means sloping, 
and lm, meaning track. ... This can be likened to the off-piste downhill skiing of 
today. ... With time, the word was applied to other sports over zigzag courses, ... 
The word is also used figuratively, as in describing a wandering... [DOC] [TLE] slaloms (ski) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] Etymology: Norwegian slalam "skiing race", literally "sloping track", from sla "
slope" +. ... to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom (13 of 59 words, 1 
usage example) ... skis. | [countable, sports] A course used for the sport of slalom. [DOC] [TLE] Slalom - definition of slalom by The Free Dictionary [PAR] The act or sport of moving or racing in a zigzag course, as in skiing or kayaking. 
... Word / Article ... [192025; < Norwegian slalm=sla(d) sloping + lm track] ..... 
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,... [DOC] [TLE] slalom - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] slalom: The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course. ... Norwegian slalm : slad, 
sloping + lm, path. ... The modern slalom is an invention of my own, and I am 
always sorry that I used the old Norwegian word slalom for a form of competition 
.... I like the mouthfeel, and I like using it to describe all sorts of erratic movement. [DOC] [TLE] KryssTal: Borrowed Words by Language Family [PAR] ballast, Dutch, Heavy material used for giving a ship stability. berserk, Norse ..... 
slalom, Norwegian, sloping track, Zigzag course for skiing. slaughter .... Many 
words describe household, farming or family items ("husband", "plough", "window
"). [DOC] [TLE] KryssTal: Borrowed Words by Continent [PAR] chivalry, Norman French, horseman, One of many words used in royal life from 
Norman French. ...... slalom, Norwegian, sloping track, Zigzag course for skiing. [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Terms Encyclopedia Arctica ... [PAR] Canadian Eskimo word meaning snow lying on the ground; the southern West 
.... This term is also used to describe new ice on fresh water (39; 47; 66). [DOC] [TLE] Outdoor Sports Glossary | Skiing, Biking & Fly Fishing Terms | Jans ... [PAR] Our experts have compiled a list of terms used in skiing, biking, and fly fishing. ... 
Baroudeur-Rouleur - A common word used to describe cyclists who can ride all 
day ..... turn reputedly invented in Christiania, Norway during the nineteenth 
century. ..... measurement of a level top tube; applied to frames with sloping top 
tubes. [DOC] [TLE] 11 Foreign Words and Phrases - Cambridge University Press [PAR] The French expression dj vu, literally already seen, now used as a 
specialized ... ation of the foreign words in imitation English spelling. The 
reasons ..... linguistic term rhotic, an adjective describing a variety of English in 
which the -r- ..... slalom Norwegian  a sloping track, a downhill ski race, also 
meta- phorically a... [DOC] [TLE] 12 February 2014 News Archive - Daily Mail [PAR] Feb 12, 2014 ... TWO gold medals: Women's downhill skiers

Question: From the Norwegian for "sloping", this word is used to describe zigzag skiing
Answer: Slalom