カンテ

noun

ridge; edge of a rock face

Mountaineering term for a sharp ridge or the edge of a rock face. Borrowed from German 'Kante'.

from German Kante

• 登と山ざん中ちゅう、カンテを慎しん重ちょうに進すすんだ。

  During the climb, we carefully advanced along the ridge.

noun

take-off point (ski-jump)

Ski-jumping term for the lip of the jump where skiers take off.

• ジャンプ台だいのカンテでスキーヤーが飛とび出だした。

  The skier launched off the take-off point of the ski jump.

noun

edge of a ski

Skiing term for the metal edge of a ski used for carving turns.

• スキーのカンテを研といで滑すべりやすくする。

  Sharpen the edges of the skis to make them glide better.