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Geland vs Gelande - What's the difference?

geland | gelande |

As nouns the difference between geland and gelande

is that geland is a kind of andisol associated with very cold climates while gelande is terrain, area.

geland

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of andisol associated with very cold climates.
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    gelande

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (skiing) terrain, area
  • :* {{quote-magazine
  • , date= , year=1993 , month= , first= , last= , author= , coauthors= , title=The Secret Kingdom of Ski Bums , volume=46 , issue=1 , page=110 , magazine=Skiing , publisher= , issn= , url= , passage=The base area is adorned with an immense gelande jump, off which qualified skiers regularly catch 200 feet of air. }}
  • (skiing) a shortening of gelandesprung, a form of ski jumping.
  • :* {{quote-web
  • , date= , year=2009 , first= , last= , author= , authorlink= , title=Snowbowl Gelande Championship , site=Montana Snowbowl citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-02-04 , passage=Gelande is a two day ski jump event attracting national media as well as jumpers from all over the U.S. }}
  • :* {{quote-magazine
  • , date=2009-04-19 , year= , month= , first= , last= , author= , coauthors= , title=Skiers Take Flight at Snowbird Gelande , volume= , issue= , page= , magazine=First Tracks , publisher= , issn= , url= , passage=Little Cottonwood Canyon has a rich history with gelande competitions, and watching skiers soar over 200 feet is not something you get to see every day. }}
  • :* {{quote-news
  • , date=2010-04-09 , first= , last= , author= , authorlink= , coauthors= , title='Gelande Quaffing' competition Saturday in Vail Valley , city=Vail, CO , publisher=Vail Daily , quotee= citation , page= , passage=But somewhere along the way gelande quaffing was lost and the aprés spirit forgotten. }}

    Derived terms

    * gelandesprung — obstacle, terrain jump * – cross-country skier English words prefixed with ge-