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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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