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double poling

double poling noun: a method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together. Also the present participle and gerund of double pole.

Noun

double poling (uncountable)

  1. A method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together.

Also used as

double poling is also the present participle and gerund of double pole.

Synonyms of double poling

Origin of double poling

From double pole + -ing.

Questions about double poling

What does double poling mean?
Double poling means a method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together.
What part of speech is double poling?
Double poling is a noun.

Words near double poling in the dictionary

  1. double point
  2. double points
  3. double pole
  4. double poled
  5. double poles
  6. double poling
  7. double possessive
  8. double possessives
  9. double precision
  10. double procession
  11. double pulsar

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