fall line
n.— «Last month, Disney’s Buena Vista Games named Scott Novis vp and general manager of Fall Line (a snowboarding term meaning “the most direct path down the mountain”).» —“Wii Ambitions at Buena Vista Games” by Paul Hyman GameDaily BIZ Dec. 21, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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