big air

noun

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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Meanings

nounbig air (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesA 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.

Origin

From big + air.

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Translations

French grand saut, big air
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Japanese ビッグエア
  • ビッグエア (biggu ea)Translations
Korean 빅에어
  • 빅에어 (bigeeo)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

big air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20air

MLA

“big air.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20air. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big air,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20air.

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