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biathlon
(redirected from biathlete)

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bi·ath·lon  (b-thln, -ln)
n.
A competition that combines events in cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
[bi- + Greek thlon, prize of contest.]
bi·athlete (-lt) n.
biathlon [baɪˈæθlən -lɒn]
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) Sport a contest in which skiers with rifles shoot at four targets along a 20-kilometre (12.5-mile) cross-country course
Translations
biathlon [baɪˈæθlən] N → biatlón m
biathlon [baɪˈæθlɒn baɪˈæθlən] n → biathlon m
biathlon
n → Biathlon nt
biathlon [baɪˈæθlən] n → biathlon m inv
biathlon [baɪˈæθlən] n → biathlon m inv


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