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ウェーデルン Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウェーデルン

also: ウエーデルン

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Meanings

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wedeln; wedeling

A skiing technique involving short, quick parallel turns with the skis kept close together; a loanword from German 'Wedeln'.

from German Wedeln

上じょう級きゅう者しゃコースでは、ウェーデルンで小こ回

Written forms

ウェーデルンUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the skiing term from German 'Wedeln'.
ウエーデルン
Variant katakana spelling without the small ェ; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from German 'Wedeln', a skiing term for a short-swing parallel turn technique.

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On the advanced course, many skiers use wedeln to make short turns.