frontside

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

front +‎ side

Adjective[edit]

frontside (not comparable)

  1. (board sports) Approaching a wave or obstacle forward, rather than backward
    • 2009 January 24, Randy Starkman, “Silver medal eases pain for Batchelor at world championships”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      His routine, as described by the Canadian Snowboard Federation, sounded like a day on the golf course: it featured a "front nine, a back nine, a front five followed by frontside and backside air, ending with a back ten to impress the judges and large crowd.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front,‎ side.

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Descendants[edit]

  • French: frontside

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English frontside.

Adjective[edit]

frontside (plural frontsides)

  1. (board sports) frontside