big air

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noun
Definitions
  • (skiing) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English big + English air.

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air

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