gelandesprung

English

Alternative forms

• Geländesprung
• geländesprung

Etymology

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

Noun

gelandesprung (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.

   • 2009, “Snowbowl Gelande Championship”, Montana Snowbowl, accessed on 2012-02-04:

     Gelandesprung literally means terrain jump.

Synonyms

• gelande jump

Related

• gelande