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Definition of Telemark
1. Noun. A turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards.
Definition of Telemark
1. Noun. (skiing) A telemark turn. ¹
2. Noun. (uncountable skiing) Telemark skiing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Telemark
1. a type of turn in skiing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Telemark
Literary usage of Telemark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Norway by Gerhard Lemmer, Elke Frey, Helga Rahe (2001)
"SEA THE COAST FROM telemark TO KRISTIANSAND West of Larvik О the El8 winds its
way through the forested hills of the province of telemark. ..."
2. Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1920)
"This was absurd, for in many kinds of snow the telemark or Christiania is much
the more useful manoeuvre. Either of these latter turns can be executed at a ..."
3. Ski-running by Willi Rickmer Rickmers, D. M. M. Crichton Somerville (1907)
"We propose to deal with the " telemark " first—not because it is easier or ...
Besides, the telemark is a much prettier swing than the " Christiania," and ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"This is known as the "telemark." The name comes from the telemarken peasants of
... Although the exact measurements of the "telemark" vary, its outlines are ..."
5. Ski-running by D. M. M. Crichton Somerville, Willi Rickmer Rickmers (1905)
"The telemark swing is easiest in loose snow, where there is little side slip.
... It is convenient to call this position the telemark position. Fig. ..."
6. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"telemark is a type of alpine skiing, but the equipment and technique is very ...
The telemark ski has a boot that only is connected to the ski at the toes, ..."
7. The Charm of Scandinavia by Francis Edward Clark, Sydney Clark (1914)
"telemark and Christiania are in skiing parlance two methods of coming to a sudden
stop. As I understand it, a telemark means a wide, sweeping curve, ..."
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