[gl?'s?:d, -'se?d]
¦ noun
1. a slide down a steep slope of snow or ice, typically on the feet with the support of an ice axe.
2. Ballet a movement in which one leg is brushed outwards from the body and then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.
¦ verb perform or move by means of a glissade.
Origin
C19: Fr., from glisser 'to slip, slide'.