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spinorama

spinorama noun: the action of spinning a full turn while skating with the puck, in order to protect it from opponents.

Noun

spinorama (plural spinoramas)

  1. The action of spinning a full turn while skating with the puck, in order to protect it from opponents.

Forms of spinorama

pluralspinoramas
alternative formspinarama
alternative formspin-o-rama

Origin of spinorama

From spin + -orama. A "Gallivanism" coined by sportscaster Danny Gallivan.

Questions about spinorama

What does spinorama mean?
Spinorama means the action of spinning a full turn while skating with the puck, in order to protect it from opponents.
What part of speech is spinorama?
Spinorama is a noun.
What is the plural of spinorama?
The plural of spinorama is spinoramas.

Words near spinorama in the dictionary

  1. spinopostzygapophyseal
  2. spinopostzygapophysial
  3. spinoprezygapophyseal
  4. spinoptics
  5. spinor
  6. spinorama
  7. spinoramas
  8. spinoreticular
  9. spinoreticular tract
  10. spinoreticular tracts
  11. spinoreticulocerebellar

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