big air

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

big +‎ air

Noun[edit]

big air (uncountable)

  1. (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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English big air.

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Noun[edit]

big air m (uncountable)

  1. (skiing, snowboarding) big air; Synonym of grand saut