langlauf
Americannoun
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the sport of cross-country skiing.
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a cross-country ski run or race.
noun
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- langläufer noun
Etymology
Origin of langlauf
First recorded in 1925–30; from German: literally, “long run”; long 1, lope, leap
Example Sentences
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Which version of langlauf’s leading lady would show up to Pyeongchang?
From Economist
One boy greeted the judges with “Howdy!” and another was derailed by langlauf.
From Time
Given "langlauf" to spell, the seventh-grader asked chief pronouncer Jacques Bailly for the pronunciation of the German word for cross-country skiing several times.
From Reuters
But in the grueling eight-mile langlauf, McGill sprang a surprise: powerful Karre Olsen, late of the Canadian Navy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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