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- Dictionaryglissade/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/
noun
- 1. a way of sliding down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
- 2. a movement, typically used as a joining step, in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body, which then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.
verb
- 1. slide down a steep slope of snow or ice with the support of an ice axe: "we wobbled down the line of ascent, glissading when we could"
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Verb. Friction associated with the sliding and heat rising from Earth’s core together form streams of meltwater just below the sheet, lubricating the ice in some areas and facilitating those areas’ glissade off the rock and into the ocean.
noun. 1. a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards. 2. a controlled slide down a snow slope. verb. 3. (intransitive) to perform a glissade. Collins English Dictionary.
Glissade definition: a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.. See examples of GLISSADE used in a sentence.
Glissade, (French: “sliding”), in ballet, a sliding step beginning and ending in the fifth position (feet turned out and pressed closely together, the heel of the right foot against the toe of the left, and vice versa). Used primarily as a preparation for jumps and leaps, the glissade begins when.
Jul 17, 2024 · IPA guide. Other forms: glissading; glissades; glissaded. Definitions of glissade. noun. (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet. see more. verb. perform a glissade, in ballet. see more.
n. 1. A gliding step in ballet. 2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep snow slope. intr.v. glis·sad·ed, glis·sad·ing, glis·sades. To perform a glissade.
Glissade means “sliding” in French. Just like almost all ballet movements, the word is still used in French since it was in France where ballet steps began to be codified. How do you do a ballet Glissade? You can do this pas in different ways, but it always starts and ends in a demi plie.
