clap skate

noun

a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

OriginDutch klapschaats →
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Meanings

nounclap skate (plural clap skates)

plural clap skates · alternative clapskate · alternative klap skate · alternative slap skate

  1. hobbiesa type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.

Origin

  1. Dutchklapschaats
  2. Englishclap skate

From clap + skate, calque of Dutch klapschaats.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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