Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parallel giant slalom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: par-al-lel -giant s-lalom
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A discipline of alpine snowboarding, a variant of giant slalom. A sport where two snowboarders compete head to head on parallel identical giant slalom courses.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of the sports discipline, a course, run or competition.

Countable

Etymology

From parallel + giant slalom.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parallel giant slaloms (plural)

Derived Forms

PGS

Frequently Paired Words

parallel slalom giant slalom

Synonyms

PGS

Questions

What does parallel giant slalom mean?: A discipline of alpine snowboarding, a variant of giant slalom. A sport where two snowboarders compete head to head on parallel identical giant slalom courses.
Where does parallel giant slalom come from?: From parallel + giant slalom.

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