1080
English
Etymology 1
From 1080° of rotation angle.
Noun
1080 (plural 1080s)
- An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through three full revolutions.
- 2022 February 6, Mari Saito, Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong, Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 May 2022:
- Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.
Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".
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Etymology 2
- From its original catalogue number.
Synonyms
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