Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quersprung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quer-sprung
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.

Example Sentences

"His witty book ends with ski specialties such as propeller hops, gazelle christies, the gelaendesprung, the umsprung and the quersprung."
"A quersprung is a turn done with two poles, one on each side, like a gelundesprung but at a much slower speed."

Questions

What does quersprung mean?: A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.

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