Meaning & use
Glissaded
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Slid down a slope, typically of snow or ice, in a controlled standing or sitting position, as in mountaineering.
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The hikers glissaded down the steep snowfield to save time on their descent.
She glissaded gracefully across the ballroom floor in the classic ballet move.
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"Glissade" comes from the French verb "glisser," meaning "to slide," and is used both in mountaineering and, less commonly, in ballet to describe a gliding step.
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2. verb
Performed a gliding step in ballet, moving from one foot to the other.
The dancer glissaded smoothly before launching into a leap.
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