# giant slalom

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An Alpine skiing discipline in which the course is longer, steeper, and faster than normal slalom, and the gates are spaced at a greater distance.
2. An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.

## Etymology
From giant + slalom.
* (skiing): Being a slalom with larger turns.
* (snowboarding): From its similarity of turn with skiing's giant slalom.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/giant-slalom