TELEMARK


Meaning of TELEMARK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' te-l ə - ˌ märk

Function: noun

Usage: often cap

Etymology: Norwegian, from Telemark, region in Norway

Date: 1904

: a turn in skiing in which the skier's heel is not attached to the ski and the outside ski is advanced considerably ahead of the other ski and then turned inward at a steadily widening angle until the turn is completed

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