TELEMARK

telemark

(noun) a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

telemark (countable and uncountable, plural telemarks)

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

(countable, skiing) A telemark turn.

(countable, ski jumping) A telemark landing.

Synonyms

• (telemark skiing): free-heel skiing

Verb

telemark (third-person singular simple present telemarks, present participle telemarking, simple past and past participle telemarked)

(skiing, intransitive) To take part in telemark skiing.

(skiing, intransitive) To perform a telemark turn.

Source: Wiktionary



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