step turn

noun

: a skiing turn executed in a downhill traverse by lifting the upper ski from the ground, placing it in the desired direction, weighting it, and bringing the other ski parallel

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That next step turns out to be choosing Benitez to be pope. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 Eight steps turns out to be a no-go for starting the fire. Doyle Woody, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2020 Both steps turn boring skinless chicken into something truly delicious. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 7 Mar. 2017 That step turned into one giant leap, as Serena came back from the brink of defeat twice before the semifinals, then routed Sharapova (who would become No. Chris Chase, For The Win, 9 Mar. 2018 The latest step turns the visually-awkward Skyline Stage, originally an open-air venue, into a flexible indoor theater that expands the footprint of one of the pier's star attractions, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of step turn was in 1941

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“Step turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20turn. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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