sitzmark

[ sits-mahrk, zits- ]

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

Origin of sitzmark

1
1935–40; <German, equivalent to sitz(en) to sit1 + Markmark1

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British Dictionary definitions for sitzmark

sitzmark

/ (ˈsɪtsˌmɑːk, ˈzɪts-) /


noun
  1. skiing a depression in the snow where a skier has fallen

Origin of sitzmark

1
German, literally: seat mark

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