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clap skate, n.
Brit. |ˈklap skeɪt|, U.S. |ˈklæp ˌskeɪt|
Forms: 19– clap skate, 19– klap skate
[‹ clap n.1 + skate n.2, after Dutch klapschaats (> n.1 + schaats skate n.2) with reference to the noise made by the skate when the blade snaps back into place.]
In speed-skating: a type of ice skate designed for increased speed, consisting of a boot which lifts from the blade at the heel (affording the blade a longer time in contact with the ice) before snapping back into place.
1997Gazette (Montreal) 20 Jan. (Sports section) c4/1 In the womens' 5,000 metres, Zijlstra won..wearing new high-tech Klap skates. 1998Time 16 Feb. 87/1 Unlike the conventional skate heel, the heel of the clap skate's boot detaches from the blade like a one-way seesaw. The skater's heel lifts off the blade, lengthening the blade's contact time on the ice, then the blade snaps back to its original position with a noisy ‘clap’. 2006Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 16 Feb. (Sports section) 6 He ordered a pair of clap skates and his times dropped dramatically. |