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glissade
This term is used in two highly specialized domains: mountaineering and ballet. In a mountaineering context, it describes a technique for rapid descent on snow. While it implies a controlled slide, it carries an inherent connotation of risk, as an uncontrolled glissade can lead to dangerous speeds or collisions with crevasses.
In ballet, the term refers to a specific gliding movement. Here, the connotation is one of fluidity, precision, and elegance. Because the word is borrowed directly from French, it retains a formal, technical register in both disciplines and is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation outside of these professional contexts.
Meanings
Examples
The mountaineer performed a careful glissade to reach the base camp quickly.
I should glissade down this slope to save time and energy.
The dancer executed a perfect glissade across the stage.
Just glissade gently down the snowbank and stop before the ledge.
Her glissade was so smooth it looked as if she were floating.
We decided to glissade instead of walking the long way around the glacier.
The instructor corrected my form during the glissade exercise.
A sudden glissade sent him sliding faster than he had intended.