Definition of kick turn in English:

noun

• 1A turn carried out while stationary by lifting first one and then the other ski through 180°

  Example sentences

  • ‘I do have some difficulty with uphill kickturns during backcountry skiing.’
  • ‘Ski these bindings a little more conservatively than you would your alpine gear, and use good technique on the uphill so you won't torque out during kick-turns and such.’

  1. 1.1(in skateboarding) a turn performed with the front wheels lifted off the ground.
     Example sentences

     • ‘Skaters will learn the basics like safety, stance, board balance, pumping, fakies, kick-turns, and eventually dropping in.’
     • ‘I am dying to skate again; my knee is finally better and I want to practice kick-turns and learn to carve!’