step turn

noun

, Skiing.

1. a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of step turn¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The next step: Turn the spring football games into an event.

From Seattle Times

TJ’s voice floods inside my head as I’m doing the pivot turn: Right foot step, left foot step, turn, bring it back into the model’s T. The nerves have disappeared, my Jell-O knees are gone, and there I stand, strong and poised.

From Literature

"Lean firmly," said Marc; "imitate me: the right hand in the hole, the right foot on the step, turn a bit—here we are!"

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes he could hear her step turn at the door, once he saw her black dress as she walked away.

From Project Gutenberg

I was relieved at last to hear a step turn in at the gate, and a moment later a patrolman appeared at the door—a rotund and somnolent German, whose somnolency gave place to snorts of mingled terror and astonishment when he saw the two bodies.

From Project Gutenberg