geländesprung

English

Alternative forms

• Geländesprung
• gelandesprung

Etymology

From German Geländesprung, equivalent to Gelände (“countryside”) +‎ Sprung (“jump”). More at land, spring.

Noun

geländesprung (plural geländesprungs or geländesprünge)

1. (skiing) A jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing.

   • 1994, “The World's Greatest Skiers?”, 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.

Usage notes

In English, it may be spelled without the umlaut.

Synonyms

• gelände jump