biathlon
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3.8
- noun
- /baɪˈæθlɒn/
:
biatlón
- Participating in the biathlon requires both running and skiing abilities for a successful performance.
- biathlon event
- relay in biathlon
- skiing and biathlon
Examples
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So now you know the biathlon came out of Arctic warfare.
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The biathlon event that I attended was a one-off special event held inside a Bundesliga soccer stadium.
Academic text (2004) -
Through sponsorships of events such as a biathlon, beer comes to share the luster of healthy athleticism (Johnson, 1988, pp. 77-78).
Academic text (1990) -
* Athletes in biathlon (both genders) and men's wrestling consistently score higher (but not significantly) in character than do athletes in the other intramural sports.
Academic text (2010) -
Ten were eliminated because they had less than fifteen participants (e.g., racquetball, field hockey, rowing, ultimate frisbee, biathlon, skiing, sailing, aerobics, ice skating, martial arts).
Academic text (2006) -
The athletes trained hard each day for the upcoming biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting.
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At the national championships, many competitors showcased their skills in the biathlon event.
Synonyms
3
2.7
A contest where athletes compete in sports such as running or jumping
1
2.5
A competition where people or teams compete in sports
1
3.7
An event where people compete in two or more sports
Surface Forms
Morphology
biathlon = athlon (semi-transparent) = bi + athlon
The elements bi- ('two') and -athlon ('contest') are identifiable, but '-athlon' is a combining form that may be unfamiliar to many learners, so the meaning is only partly inferable.
Etymology
Biathlon comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' and -athlon meaning 'contest', as in triathlon. So a biathlon is any competition made of two different events, which helps explain its use for contests that combine two tests.