| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| geländesprung |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ge·län·de·sprung |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  g -l n d-shpr ng |
| NOUN: | A jump in skiing made from a crouching position with the use of both poles. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German : Gelände, open field (from Middle High German gelende, from Old High German gilanti, from lant, land; see lendh- in Appendix I) + Sprung, jump (from Middle High German sprunc, from Old High German, from springan, to jump).
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