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skeleton

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 03.03.2025

Meanings

mäespordiala, kelgutamise eriliik, kus sportlane lamab kelgul kõhuli, pea ees
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 737382 Last modified 06.05.2019
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Domain winter sports
skeleton preferred
skeleton preferred
  • kelgutamise individuaalala, kus sportlane on kelgul kõhuli
  • a sport in which a competitor races down a frozen track on a skeleton sled
Good to know
  • Men’s skeleton made two early appearances on the Olympic programme at its “ancestral” home of St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948. It was then dropped until it reappeared as a men’s and women’s event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
skeleton preferred
skeletonisõit
skeleton preferred
Usage examples
  • Skeleton, which takes place on the same track or “run” as the bobsleigh, starts with a running "push" phase, after which the athlete dives onto the sled and descends the track. Athletes lie prone, facing downhill, with arms at their sides, steering the skeleton with movements of their body.
skeleton sledding
Usage examples
  • Skeleton sledding competitions are typically held on the same courses used for bobsled contests. It is a dangerous and thrilling sport in which riders, with their faces just inches above the icy course, attain speeds over 129 km (80 miles) per hour.

Huviharidussõnastik

ID 754096 Last modified 10.05.2024
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Domain sport
  • kelgutamise individuaalala: toimub bobi- ja kelgurajal, sportlane on kõhuli kelgul, mille kõrgus on 8–20 cm ja pikkus 80–120 cm ning kaal sõltuvalt sportlase raskusest on meestel 33–43 kg ja naistel 29–35 kg

Word forms

Inflection Type 19

skeleton skeletonid
skeletoni skeletonide
skeletoni skeletone

Etymology

laensõna
  • skeleton
    • скелетон 'skeleton'
      • skeleton 'skelett, kondikava, raamistik' ka 'skeleton'

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