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fierljeppen

fierljeppen noun: a form of pole vaulting where the objective is to jump across a ditch as far as possible, rather than overcome a height.

Noun

fierljeppen (uncountable)

  1. A form of pole vaulting where the objective is to jump across a ditch as far as possible, rather than overcome a height.

Origin of fierljeppen

Borrowed from Dutch fierljeppen, from West Frisian fierljeppe.

Questions about fierljeppen

What does fierljeppen mean?
Fierljeppen means a form of pole vaulting where the objective is to jump across a ditch as far as possible, rather than overcome a height.
What part of speech is fierljeppen?
Fierljeppen is a noun.

Words near fierljeppen in the dictionary

  1. fierier
  2. fieriest
  3. fierily
  4. fieriness
  5. Fieris
  6. fierljeppen
  7. Fiero
  8. Fieros
  9. Fierro
  10. Fierros
  11. fiers

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