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English
Etymology
From German Geländesprung, equivalent to Gelände (“countryside, terrain”) + Sprung (“jump”). More at land, spring.
Pronunciation
Noun
gelandesprung (plural gelandesprungs)
- (skiing) A jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing.
1994, “The World's Greatest Skiers?”, in Skiing, volume 47, number 3, page 152:Ove Nygren, the motorcycle-racing man-child of the U.S. Pro Tour, was among the air-happy honchos who thought the event should include a gelandesprung.
2009, “Snowbowl Gelande Championship”, in Montana Snowbowl, retrieved 2012-02-04:Gelandesprung literally means terrain jump.
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