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clap skate

clap skate noun: a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

Noun

clap skate (plural clap skates)

  1. a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

Forms of clap skate

pluralclap skates
alternative formclapskate
alternative formklap skate
alternative formslap skate

Origin of clap skate

From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.

Questions about clap skate

What does clap skate mean?
Clap skate means a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.
What part of speech is clap skate?
Clap skate is a noun.
What is the plural of clap skate?
The plural of clap skate is clap skates.

Words near clap skate in the dictionary

  1. clap net
  2. clap nets
  3. clap on
  4. clap one's hands red
  5. clap out
  6. clap skate
  7. clap skates
  8. clap someone's cheeks
  9. clap together
  10. clap up
  11. clap-bread

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