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salchow

/ˈsalkɒv/

salchow noun: a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.

Noun

salchow (plural salchows)

  1. A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
    • Naomi Nari Nam and Themi Leftheris had a chance to grab a world team spot after Inoue and Baldwin stumbled, but Nam fell to a knee trying to land a throw triple salchow and also fell on the next throw, a triple loop.2007 January 27, Lynn Zinser, “Sights Set on Title, Meissner Is All Smiles”, in New York Times

Verb

salchow (third-person singular simple present salchows, present participle salchowing, simple past and past participle salchowed)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.

Forms of salchow

Noun
pluralsalchows
Verb
third-person singular presentsalchows
present participlesalchowing
past participlesalchowed
pastsalchowed

Origin of salchow

Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

Questions about salchow

What does salchow mean?
Salchow means a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
What part of speech is salchow?
Salchow can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce salchow?
Salchow is pronounced /ˈsalkɒv/ (UK).
What is the plural of salchow?
The plural of salchow is salchows.

Words near salchow in the dictionary

  1. Salcedo
  2. Salcedos
  3. Salces
  4. Salcete
  5. salchichón
  6. salchow
  7. salchowed
  8. salchowing
  9. salchows
  10. Salcia
  11. Salcia Tudor

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