avalement

== English == === Etymology === From French avalement, from avaler. === Pronunciation === === Noun === avalement (usually uncountable, plural avalements) (skiing) A technique of flexing the knees while skiing. === Anagrams === velamenta == French == === Etymology === From avaler (“to swallow”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.val.mɑ̃/ === Noun === avalement m (plural avalements) (dated) descent; lowering act of swallowing (skiing) avalement === Further reading === “avalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012