Sitzmark (noun)
sitz-mark
a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
Sitzmark “a sunken area in the snow made by a falling skier” is a loanword from German, in which it is a compound of sitzen “to sit” and Mark “mark, visible impression.”
Example sentences
“The sitzmark in the snow showed her beginner status!”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
