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telemark

Syllables: te·le·markUS/ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/

telemark noun: telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.

telemark: telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the...
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Noun

telemark (countable and uncountable, plural telemarks)

  1. (uncountable) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
  2. (countable) A telemark turn.
  3. (countable, ski jumping) A telemark landing.

Verb

telemark (third-person singular simple present telemarks, present participle telemarking, simple past and past participle telemarked)

  1. (intransitive) To take part in telemark skiing.
  2. (intransitive) To perform a telemark turn.

Proper noun capitalized: Telemark

Telemark (uncountable)

  1. A county of Norway.

Synonyms of telemark

Forms of telemark

Noun
pluraltelemarks
Verb
third-person singular presenttelemarks
present participletelemarking
past participletelemarked
pasttelemarked

Origin of telemark

From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.

Words formed from telemark

Phrases with telemark

Questions about telemark

What does telemark mean?
Telemark means telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
What part of speech is telemark?
Telemark can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce telemark?
Telemark is pronounced /ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/ (US).
What is the plural of telemark?
The plural of telemark is telemarks.

Words near telemark in the dictionary

  1. telemanipulation
  2. telemanipulator
  3. telemanipulators
  4. telemanometer
  5. telemanometers
  6. telemark
  7. telemark skiing
  8. telemark turn
  9. telemark turns
  10. telemarked
  11. telemarker

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