noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/baɪˈæθlən/
Received-Pronunciation:/-lɒn/
General-American:/baɪˈæθˌlɑn/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: winter sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a particular instance of such a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: winter sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh1 From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) + -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
biatlón
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Azerbaijani:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Basque:
biatloi
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Belarusian:
біятло́н
(bijatlón)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Bulgarian:
биатло́н
(biatlón)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Catalan:
biatló
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Chinese Mandarin:
冬季兩項 /冬季两项
(dōngjì liǎngxiàng)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Chinese Mandarin:
兩項比賽 /两项比赛
(liǎngxiàng bǐsài)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Chinese Mandarin:
兩項競賽 /两项竞赛
(liǎngxiàng jìngsài)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Czech:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Danish:
skiskydning
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Dutch:
biathlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Dutch:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Esperanto:
biatlono
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Estonian:
laskesuusatamine
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Finnish:
ampumahiihto
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
French:
biathlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Georgian:
ბიატლონი
(biaṭloni)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
German:
Biathlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Greek:
δίαθλο
(díathlo)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Hebrew:
ביאתלון
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Hungarian:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Icelandic:
skíðaskotfimi
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Irish:
dé-atlan
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Italian:
biathlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Japanese:
バイアスロン
(baiasuron)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Kazakh:
қоссайыс
(qossaiys)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Korean:
바이애슬론
(baiaeseullon)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Latvian:
biatlons
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Limburgish:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Lithuanian:
biatlonas
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Norwegian Bokmål:
skiskyting
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skiskyting
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Polish:
biathlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Polish:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Polish:
dwubój zimowy
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Portuguese:
biatlo
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Romanian:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Russian:
биатло́н
(biatlón)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Serbo-Croatian:
би̏атлон
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Serbo-Croatian:
bȉatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Slovak:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Slovene:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Spanish:
biatlón
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Swedish:
skidskytte
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Thai:
ทวิกีฬาฤดูหนาว
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Turkish:
biatlon
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
Ukrainian:
біатло́н
(biatlón)
— racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race
