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langlauf

[lahng-louf]

lang·lauf

[lahng-louf]
noun
1.
the sport of cross-country skiing.
2.
a cross-country ski run or race.

Origin:
1925–30; < German: literally, long run. See long, lope, leap
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langlauf (ˈlɑːŋˌlaʊf)
 
n
cross-country skiing
 
[German, literally: long run]
 
langläufer
 
n

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