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glissade

[ gli-sahd, -seyd ]

noun

  1. a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
  2. Dance. a sliding or gliding step.


verb (used without object)

, glis·sad·ed, glis·sad·ing.
  1. to perform a glissade.

glissade

/ -ˈseɪd; ɡlɪˈsɑːd /

noun

  1. a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards
  2. a controlled slide down a snow slope
“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


verb

  1. intr to perform a glissade
“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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Derived Forms

  • glisˈsader, noun
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Other Words From

  • glis·sader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glissade1

1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glissade1

C19: from French, from glisser to slip, from Old French glicier, of Frankish origin; compare Old High German glītan to glide
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Example Sentences

In Switzerland he had studied the glissade, but when one carries a heavy load to balance on a precipitous slope is difficult.

To shorten the return journey I was tempted to glissade down what appeared to be a snow-filled ravine, which was very steep.

The remaining steep slopes were also descended by glissade, and we afterwards marched cheerily over the gentler inclines.

By means of ropes attached to these I proposed to scour the mountain along the line of the glissade.

The glissade lasted but a moment, nevertheless it recalled to his mind a picture which was indelibly stamped in his memory.

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