glissade

1. A gliding step in ballet.
2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.

[French, from glisser, to slide, from Old French, possibly alteration (influenced by glacer, to slide) of glier, to glide, of Germanic origin.]

verb

To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glide, lapse, slide, slip, slither. See move/halt.

glissade. (Fr., glide). A gliding movement, which can be executed either forward, backward, or to the side. It is used mostly as a linking step.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a gliding or sliding step in ballet

The verb glissade has one meaning:

Meaning #1: perform a glissade, in ballet