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glissade definition

glis·sade (gli sād′, -säd′)

noun

  1. an intentional slide by a mountain climber down a steep snow-covered slope
  2. Ballet a gliding step

Etymology: Fr < glisser, to slide, glide, prob. a blend < Frank *glitan (for IE base see glide) + OFr glacier (see glacis)

intransitive verb glissaded -·sad′ed, glissading -·sad′·ing

to make a glissade; slide or glide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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