telemark

(telə märk′)

noun

Skiing a slow turning movement in which the outer ski is advanced and turned in at a widening angle until the turn is accomplished

Origin: after Telemark, region in S Norway

See telemark in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A downhill turn performed on cross-country skis in which the knees are bent, the inside heel is lifted, and the weight is on the outside ski, which is advanced ahead of the other and angled inward until the turn is complete.
intransitive verb tel·e·marked, tel·e·mark·ing, tel·e·marks
To execute a telemark or to ski using this turn.

Origin:

Origin: Norwegian

Origin: , after Telemark, a region of southern Norway

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Related Forms:

  • telˈe·markˌer noun

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