langlauf

noun

1. (uncountable)Cross-country skiing.

   “Horn's job was to push me down the steepest parts of the langlauf course in the pious hope that a few heavy falls would teach me more respect for Norwegian langlaufs.”

   “I'm buying a rowing machine, an exercise bicycle, a langlauf podium, a bullworker.”

2. (countable)A langlauf run; a trip cross-country skiing.

   “There, overcome by the view and a sense of pure delight, one loses the last vestige of human reason, binds planks to one's feet and rushes downward, over wind-crust and powdered snow, over icy ridges and drifted fences, with jumps, turns, traverses, langlaufs and schuss-runs into the valley.”

   “The winter of '98 saw the Sunset Mine kept open by means of what sounds like one of the toughest langlaufs of all time.”

   “Horn's job was to push me down the steepest parts of the langlauf course in the pious hope that a few heavy falls would teach me more respect for Norwegian langlaufs.”

   “He went on langlaufs to develop endurance.”

   “Those who were drinking "sipped at long glasses of gluhwein, a delicious concoction of warmed burgundy, cinnamon and raisins, and chattered about the day's runs, about technical aspects of langlaufs, cornices, laniéres and christies.”

verb

1. To go cross-country skiing.

   “He who langlaufs last langlaufs longest.”

   “‘Weekends the family make excursions. Romp in the woods, langlauf, play badminton.’”

   “He langlaufed across the small plateau that tilted gently upward, and paused on the ridge.”

   “They langlaufed into Hot Sulphur Springs at 9 p.m., and found the Grand Ball in progress.”

   “We then langlaufed over to 'Higgie' (Mt Higginbottom) and finally back to the Diamantina about 3.30.”