telemark

te·le·mark
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US/ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/

noun

Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.

Similar
free-heel skiing
OriginNorwegian Telemark ← Old Norse Þelamǫrk →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

telemark1

nountelemark (countable and uncountable, plural telemarks)

plural telemarks

  1. uncountablehobbiesTelemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
  2. countablehobbiesA telemark turn.
  3. countableski jumpingA telemark landing.
verbtelemark (third-person singular simple present telemarks, present participle telemarking, simple past and past participle telemarked)

present singular third person telemarks · participle present telemarking · participle past telemarked · past telemarked

  1. intransitivehobbiesTo take part in telemark skiing.
  2. intransitivehobbiesTo perform a telemark turn.

Telemark2

proper nounTelemark (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA county of Norway.

Synonyms & antonyms

telemark skiing

Similar
free-heel skiing

Origin

telemark · noun, verb

  1. Old NorseÞelamǫrk
  2. NorwegianTelemark
  3. Englishtelemark

From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

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Telemark · proper noun

  1. NorwegianTelemark
  2. NorwegianTelemark
  3. EnglishTelemark

Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

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Translations

French télémark
  • télémarktelemark skiing
Japanese テレマークスキー
  • テレマークスキー (teremāku-sukī)telemark skiing
Korean 텔레마크 스키
  • 텔레마크 스키 (tellemakeu seuki)telemark skiing
Norwegian Bokmål telemarkskjøring
  • telemarkskjøringtelemark skiing
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Chicago

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