big air
English
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Noun
- (skiing, snowboarding) A discipline in freestyle skiing and snowboarding, involving sliding down a large launch ramp and then launching off a big kicker, to obtain height and time in the air to perform acrobatic maneuvers, and land on a landing slope.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English big air.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɡ ɛʁ/
Noun
big air m (uncountable)
- (skiing, snowboarding) big air; synonym of grand saut