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vorlage

UK/ˈfɔː.lɑː.ɡə/US/ˈfɔɹˌlɑ.ɡə/

vorlage noun: a skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis. Also the alternative letter-case form of Vorlage.

Noun (1)

vorlage (countable and uncountable, plural vorlages)

  1. A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
    • It is not enough to twist the body slightly in anticipation of planting the pole; the runner must be in a position of extreme vorlage before increasing the forward lean by reaching forward with the pole.1936, Charles Nancrede Proctor, Skiing: Fundamentals, Equipment, and Advanced Technique, page 91

Noun (2) capitalized: Vorlage

UK/ˈfɔːlɑːɡə/US/ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/

Vorlage (plural Vorlages)

  1. A prior version or manifestation of a text.
    • Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah already existed in their individual Hebrew Vorlages, and 1 Esdras existed, probably in Hebrew, as a derivative from them.1989, Simon John De Vries, 1 and 2 Chronicles, page 9
    • Rather the scribe had a Vorlage that was more conservative than MT in this detail.1992, David Noel Freedman, Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic Orthography, page 245

Also used as

vorlage is also the alternative letter-case form of Vorlage.

Forms of vorlage

pluralvorlages
pluralVorlages
alternative formvorlage

Origin of vorlage

From German Vorlage.

Borrowed from German Vorlage (“template, prototype”).

Questions about vorlage

What does vorlage mean?
Vorlage means a skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
What part of speech is vorlage?
Vorlage is a noun.
How do you pronounce vorlage?
Vorlage is pronounced /ˈfɔː.lɑː.ɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of vorlage?
The plural of vorlage is vorlages.

Words near vorlage in the dictionary

  1. Vorisek
  2. vorish
  3. vorishness
  4. Vorkosiverse
  5. Vorkuta
  6. vorlage
  7. vorlages
  8. vorlaufer
  9. vorlaufers
  10. vorlooper
  11. vorloopers

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