telemark

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/ Hyphenation: te‧le‧mark === Noun === telemark (countable and uncountable, plural telemarks) (uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. (countable, skiing) A telemark turn. (countable, ski jumping) A telemark landing. ==== Synonyms ==== (telemark skiing): free-heel skiing ==== Derived terms ==== telemarker telemark skiing telemark turn ==== Translations ==== === Verb === telemark (third-person singular simple present telemarks, present participle telemarking, simple past and past participle telemarked) (skiing, intransitive) To take part in telemark skiing. (skiing, intransitive) To perform a telemark turn. === References === “telemark”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === Telemark skiing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia