- figure skating
- noun Date: 1852 skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures • figure skater noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
figure skating
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figure skating — n. ice skating with emphasis, esp. formerly, on the tracing of elaborate figures on the ice by the performer and, now, on athletic leaps and spins, displays of agility, etc. figure skater n … English World dictionary
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