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Word: Glissade
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: French, from glisser ‘to slip, slide’
ɡlɪˈsɑːd
ɡlɪˈseɪd
a way of sliding down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
Short Definition:way of sliding down steep slope of snow or ice
a movement, typically used as a joining step, in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body, which then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.
Short Definition:movement in which one leg is brushed outwards from body
Word: Glissade
Speech Type: Verb
ɡlɪˈsɑːd
ɡlɪˈseɪd
slide down a steep slope of snow or ice with the support of an ice axe
Short Definition:slide down steep slope of snow or ice with support of ice axe
Examples:- we wobbled down the line of ascent, glissading when we could
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