biathlon
pronunciation
How to pronounce biathlon in British English:
UK [baɪˈæθlən]
How to pronounce biathlon in American English:
US [baɪ'æθlən]
Word Origin
- biathlon (n.)
- 1956, from bi- + Greek athlon "contest," abstracted from pentathlon.
Example
- 1. Last august , pyeongchang opened a ski resort with venues for cross-country skiing , biathlon and ski jumping .
- 2. Biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship .
- 3. Designing and utilizing the thinking intervening in shooting of chinese biathlon athletes .
- 4. An athlete competed at the biathlon world cup final in khanty-mansiysk , russia , thursday .
- 5. Today , biathlon is considered a combination of two sports : cross-country skiing and rifle shooting .