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telemark definition

tele·mark (tel′ə 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

Etymology: after Telemark, region in S Norway

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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