Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The sport of cross-country skiing.
  • noun A cross-country ski run or race.

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  • noun cross-country skiing

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German : lang, long (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see del- in Indo-European roots) + Lauf, race (from Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf).]

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From German Langlauf

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Examples

  • Is "langlauf" another name for figure-skating, marathon-running, or cross-country skiing?

    The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference 2009

  • 9. Is "langlauf" another name for figure-skating, marathon-running, or cross-country skiing?

    May 2009 2009

  • St. Moritz has everything: skating and curling; horse racing on the frozen lake; langlauf, or Nordic, skiing; and wonderful downhill skiing.

    Scaling the Heights 1995

  • Corvatsch and then right down toward St. Moritz-Bad, walk (or, with a bit of luck, langlauf) across to the big Signal cable, and ascend to the Corviglia slopes, almost without removing your skis.

    Scaling the Heights 1995

  • Below Seelos Gully comes one third of a mile of bumpy schuss, over a bridge, a short 'langlauf,' then another bumpy field ending in a grinding right turn into a narrow road.

    Notes on Olympic Skiing: 1936 1969

  • Below Seelos Gully comes one third of a mile of bumpy schuss, over a bridge, a short 'langlauf,' then another bumpy field ending in a grinding right turn into a narrow road.

    Notes on Olympic Skiing: 1936 1936

  • Information: www. kronplatz.com, www. dolomitisuperski.com; www. langlauf-antholz.it.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Information: www. kronplatz.com, www. dolomitisuperski.com; www. langlauf-antholz.it.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Information: www. kronplatz.com, www. dolomitisuperski.com; www. langlauf-antholz.it.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Skiers were spotted in Truro and in Hayle, near St Ives, and Horsforth Hall park on the edge of Leeds unexpectedly hosted its first langlauf skiing event, between the snowmen and the sledges.

    Top Stories - Google News 2009

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