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telemark

noun, often capitalized
tel·​e·​mark | \ ˈte-lÉ™-ËŒmärk How to pronounce telemark (audio) \

Definition of telemark

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a turn in skiing in which 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

Telemark

geographical name
Tel·​e·​mark | \ ˈte-lÉ™-ËŒmärk How to pronounce Telemark (audio) \

Definition of Telemark (Entry 2 of 2)

mountain region in southwestern Norway

Examples of telemark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 But ski mountaineering isn’t only for telemark skiers. — John Meyer, The Denver Post, "Snow Mountain Ranch offers new class in the basics of backcountry ski mountaineering," 23 Mar. 2017 Thus the AT set-up makes ski mountaineering possible for downhill skiers who never mastered the telemark turn. — John Meyer, The Denver Post, "Snow Mountain Ranch offers new class in the basics of backcountry ski mountaineering," 23 Mar. 2017

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First Known Use of telemark

Noun

1910, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for telemark

Noun

Norwegian, from Telemark, region in Norway

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