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sitz·mark (sits′märk′, zits′-)

noun

the depression made in snow by a skier who has fallen backward

Etymology: < Ger sitzmarke < sitz, seat (< sitzen, sit) + marke, mark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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