sitzmark

American

[sits-mahrk, zits-] / ˈsɪtsˌmɑrk, ˈzɪts- /

noun

Skiing.

a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.

sitzmark British

/ ˈzɪts-, ˈsɪtsˌmɑːk /

noun

skiing a depression in the snow where a skier has fallen

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Etymology

Origin of sitzmark

1935–40; < German, equivalent to sitz ( en ) to sit ¹ + Mark mark ¹

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Bent on becoming a ranking European ski star, Karim Ago Khan, 24, scored a diplomatic sitzmark while working out with the Austrian national squad near Salzburg.

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