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Glissade

ɡlɪˈsɑːd

Glissade definitions
noun
glissade glissades
  1. a way of sliding down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe
  2. a movement, typically used as a joining step, in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body, which then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it
verb
glissade glissaded glissades glissading
  1. slide down a steep slope of snow or ice with the support of an ice axe

    "we wobbled down the line of ascent, glissading when we could"