Waist

A basque is an item of women's apparel. The term refers to a type of bodice or jacket, and in modern usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending ...

waist

Transportation; Nautical

the central deck of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.

waist

Sports; Snowboarding

This is the narrowest part of a snowboard, which is in the middle of the board.

basque waist

Fashion; Style, cut & fit

Sometimes called a V-waist, this is a dropped waist that starts at or just below the natural waistline, and dips in the center creating a "V" shape.

Taipan Air

Sports; Snowboarding

This trick requires the snowboarder to reach with their front hand behind their front foot and grab the toe edge between the bindings. Then their front knee is bent so that it ...

Three-Sixty (360)

Sports; Snowboarding

Simply to rotate 360-degrees in the air and landing riding forward.

Canadian Bacon Air

Sports; Snowboarding

The snowboarders knees are bent a bit and using their rear hand they reach behind their rear leg and grab the toe edge between their legs and at the same time the rear leg is in a ...

FIS

Sports; Snowboarding

The Federation Internationale de Ski. This is the organization that governs skiing and snowboarding.

Five-Forty (540)

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder rotates 540 degrees, a circle and a half, in the air and then lands riding fakie.

Inverted 720 (720 McTwist)

Sports; Snowboarding

The snowboarder comes up to the wall riding forward, they then go airborne, rotating 720-degrees in a backside direction with a front flip. They land riding fakie.

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New York

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the centre of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas ...