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we·deln (vā′dəln)

noun

Skiing a series of short parallel turns executed in rapid succession

Etymology: < Ger, to wag < MHG wedelen < wedel, a tail < OHG wadil (akin to ON vēli, bird's tail), orig., something that moves about < IE *wēt- < base *we-, *awe-, to hover, blow > wind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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