slalom vs turning

slalom

noun
  • A course used for the sport of slalom. 

  • A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom. 

  • The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates. (Often used attributively) 

  • Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis. 

verb
  • To move in a slalom-like manner. 

  • To race in a slalom. 

turning

noun
  • A turn or deviation from a straight course. 

  • Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe. 

  • The act of turning. 

  • At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same. 

  • The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe. 

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