🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

베델른

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bede-reun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wedeln/ˈveː.dəl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 가파른 경사면에서 베델른 기술을 선보였다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To ski down a slope using rapid, short parallel turns with the skis remaining close together.

    "Advanced skiers love to wedeln down the steep powder bowl with effortless rhythm."
As noun
  1. 1

    A skiing technique characterized by short, quick parallel turns.

    "His precision and control during the wedeln descent impressed the ski instructor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed directly from German 'wedeln', meaning to wag or fan, derived from 'Wedel' (tail or frond). In the mid-20th century, the term was adopted into English ski terminology to describe short, rapid parallel turns resembling the wagging of a tail.

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