glissade
/ɡlɪˈsaːd/US/ɡlɪˈseɪd/
glissade noun: a sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
Noun
glissade (plural glissades)
- A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
- A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.
- A move in some dances such as the galop.
- A fencing move that may disarm the opponent.
Verb
glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)
- To perform a glissade.
- Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 5, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
- He slithers like a limbo dancer under alder thickets girding the cliff faces. Trailing diamond sprays of ice, he glissades fearlessly across snowfields that plunge into blue infinity.2026 February 27, Paul Salopek, “Hazard Cascade”, in National Geographic
glissade meaning in Urdu
glissade in Urdu
- برف پر پھسلنا, پھسلنا
Forms of glissade
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | glissades |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | glissades |
| present participle | glissading |
| past participle | glissaded |
| past | glissaded |
Origin of glissade
Borrowed from French glissade.
Words formed from glissade
Words that rhyme with glissade
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
- embayed
Questions about glissade
- What does glissade mean?
- Glissade means a sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
- What is glissade in Urdu?
- Glissade in Urdu is برف پر پھسلنا, پھسلنا. See Glissade meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is glissade?
- Glissade can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce glissade?
- Glissade is pronounced /ɡlɪˈseɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of glissade?
- The plural of glissade is glissades.
Words near glissade in the dictionary
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