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biathlon

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for biathlon.

Editorial note

It's like saying in biathlon (skiing+shooting) how can you arrive at the finish second if you have a working gun?

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of biathlon gathered in one view.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for biathlon.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

It's like saying in biathlon (skiing+shooting) how can you arrive at the finish second if you have a working gun?

2

A world class marathon runner needs serious endurance like a world class biathlon athlete, but they don’t need very good vision.

3

Between biathlon,cross country skiing and nordic combined there are 26 disciplines, but luge + skeleton + bobsleigh have only 10 between them.

4

I am certainly not opposed to gun ownership, but a biathlon rifle is not exactly made for self-defense.

5

That's why they invented the biathlon--the perfect combination of cardio and shooting stuff.

6

But given that relations are too frosty for the United States to participate in Russia’s annual tank biathlon, don’t count on that happening.

7

I can only assume that OP is unaware that the biathlon combines high endurance cross-country skiing with target shooting.

8

It seems to me that biathlon is one of the few sports that has truly deep and historic roots with the human condition.

9

If I had too much money I have dreamed of pentathlon that is combining triathlon and biathlon.

10

Ski jumping was fun, too, and I think I was a horrible shooter in biathlon.

11

But there’s probably also lots of doping in other appropriate sports - running has plenty of history, swimming, biathlon, cross-country skiing, etc.

12

What happens more often, a biathlon, or a school shooting?

Quote examples

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Nitpick: "actual weightlifting" is the biathlon, contested at the Olympics and elsewhere, consisting of the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use biathlon in a sentence?

It's like saying in biathlon (skiing+shooting) how can you arrive at the finish second if you have a working gun?

What does biathlon mean?

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

What part of speech is biathlon?

biathlon is commonly used as noun.