Biathlon

//baɪˈæθlən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race. uncountable

Example

More examples

"Ole Einar Bjoerndalen from Norway won the biathlon 10km sprint."

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) + -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.

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