big air

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English

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Etymology

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From big +‎ air.

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English big air.

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big air m (uncountable)

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