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glissade
[ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
- a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object)
- to perform a glissade.
glissade
/ -ˈseɪd; É¡lɪˈsÉ‘Ëd /
noun
- a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards
- a controlled slide down a snow slope
verb
- intr to perform a glissade
Derived Forms
- ²µ±ô¾±²õˈ²õ²¹»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ±ô¾±²õ·²õ²¹»åİù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glissade1
Example Sentences
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
In the book, she glissades past this defining moment, which I would have liked to see her hold for a few more counts.
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
As I contemplated how to avoid glissading down the mountain, my phone powered down due to the cold and I lost my GPS tracker.
At about 7 a.m., around 300 dancers — boys and girls, men and women — took turns glissading across the concrete at 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, which was transformed into a scene from “Fame.â€
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