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ge•län•de•sprung

Pronunciation: (gu-len'du-sproong"; Ger. gu-len'du-shproong"), [key]
—n. Skiing.
a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles. Also called ge•län'de jump" Pronunciation: (gu-len'du). [key]

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

geländeläufer

Gelasius I

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