noun
mogul
A bump of snow on a ski slope.
The skier bends her knees as she crosses each mogul.
Etymology
The dialect word names a small mound. Skiing adopted it for the snow bumps that develop on a slope, retaining the concrete shape-image.
More examples
- This steep trail has rows of closely spaced moguls.
- I lose my balance on the first mogul.
- Our instructor shows us how to turn between moguls.
Forms
mogul · moguls