biathlon
noun/baɪˈæθlən/
/baɪˈæθlən/
- a sporting event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting compare decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Origin1950s: from bi- ‘two’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of pentathlon.
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