Glissade Definition

glĭ-säd, -sād
glissaded, glissades, glissading
noun
An intentional slide by a mountain climber down a steep snow-covered slope.
Webster's New World
A gliding step.
Webster's New World
A move in some dances such as the galop .
Wiktionary
(fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent .
Wiktionary
verb
To make a glissade; slide or glide.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Glissade

Noun

Singular:
glissade
Plural:
glissades

Origin of Glissade

  • French from glisser to slide from Old French possibly alteration (influenced by glacer to slide) of glier to glide of Germanic origin ghel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French

    From Wiktionary

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EDEADE

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