parallel giant slalom
English
Etymology
Noun
parallel giant slalom (countable and uncountable, plural parallel giant slaloms)
- (uncountable, skiing) 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.
- (countable, skiing) An instance of the sports discipline, a course, run or competition.
Synonyms
- PGS (abbreviation)
Coordinate terms
- parallel slalom (the equivalent event in alpine skiing)
- giant slalom (the non-parallel, non-head-to-head version)
Derived terms
- PGS (abbreviation)
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