quersprung

\\ˈkf]erˌshpru̇ŋ, kəˈv], ]ār-\ noun (-s)

Etymology: German, from quer transverse, diagonal + sprung jump, from Old High German, from the stem of springan to jump — more at querflöte, spring

: a maneuver for avoiding obstacles in skiing executed by turning at right angles in the air using one pole as a pivot

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/kvair"shproong'/, n. Skiing.

a jump turn in which a skier lands at right angles to the pole or poles.

[ < G: diagonal jump]

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quersprung /kverˈshprŭng/ (skiing)

noun

A jump-turn at right angles

ORIGIN: Ger