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Vor⋅la⋅ge

[fohr-lah-guh]
–noun, plural -ge. German.
a position in which a skier leans forward but keeps the heels in contact with the skis.
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vor·la·ge   (fôr'lä'gə, fōr'-)   
n.  A posture assumed in skiing in which the skier leans forward from the ankles, usually without lifting the heels.

[German : vor, forward, before (from Middle High German, from Old High German fora; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + Lage, stance (from Middle High German lāge, from Old High German lāga, act of laying; see legh- in Indo-European roots).]
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