glissade

/ษกlษชหˆsaหd/

IPA: /G L AH0 S AA1 D/

noun
  1. 1

    A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps (Wikipedia).

  2. 2

    A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-pliรฉ in second position (Wikipedia).

  3. 3

    A move in some dances such as the galop (Wikipedia).

  4. 4

    A fencing move that may disarm the opponent (Wikipedia).

verb
  1. 1

    To perform a glissade.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glissade