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stem turn

noun

, Skiing.
  1. a turn in which a skier stems one ski in the direction to be turned and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.


stem turn

noun

  1. skiing a turn in which the heel of one ski is stemmed and the other ski is brought parallel Also calledstem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stem turn1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

Every army in the world that trains mountain troops uses the snowplow and the stem turn.

This is nothing short of revolution in ski technique, for the first things U. S. ski masters teach neophytes are the stem turn and the stem-Christiania, executed by braking with one ski, then edging the other over.

Cut them from the vines, being careful never to break off the stem, turn over, rub off the dirt and leave the under side exposed to a few days' sunlight.

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