Create an account and sign in to access this FREE contentThis word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Or something more sinister, like Hannibal Lecter? An athletic contest consisting of five track and field events, usually running races at two different distances, the long jump, and the discus and javelin throws. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. a small African antelope , Ourebia ourebi, of grasslands and bush south of the Sahara , with fawn-coloured coat and, in the male, ridged spikelike horns Share × Credits × modern pentathlon in American English. Copy and paste this emoji: Copy This Unicode character has no emoji version, meaning this is intended to display only as a black and white glyph on most platforms. Göttingen: V & R Unipress. Modern Pentathlon was first incorporated into the Asian Games in 1994. the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accuratelyany of various games played in Spain, Spanish America, SW France, etc, by two players who use a basket strapped to their wrists or a wooden racket to propel a ball against a specially marked walla fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spursa bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them 2013, Uta Engels: "Now the Problem: Modern Pentathlon for Ladies." Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. Amaze your friends with your new-found knowledge!
Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon as sun (or rain) beats down on Centre Court and the boisterous crowd throngs Henman Hill. Create an account and sign in to access this FREE contentThis word is first recorded in the period 1940–45.
Other words that entered English Ah, summer in England! Modified entries © 2019 See modern pentathlon. 1.0.34. See more. But did you know that the longest word composed entirely of letters from the first half of the alphabet is the 12-letter fiddledeedee? Amaze your friends with your new-found knowledge!
All the latest wordy news, linguistic insights, offers and competitions every month. (Athletics (Track & Field)) an athletic contest consisting of five different events: horse riding with jumps, fencing with electric épée, freestyle swimming, pistol shooting, and cross-country running an athletic contest comprising a freestyle swim, a cross-country run, an equestrian steeplechase, épée fencing, and pistol shooting. Modern pentathlon definition is - a composite contest in which all contestants compete in a 300-meter freestyle swim, a 4000-meter cross-country run, a 5000-meter 30-jump equestrian steeplechase, épée fencing, and target shooting at 25 meters. Does your subconscious link them to glamour and derring-do…or pleasure…or even terror? Die Genese des Modernen Fünfkampfes. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing.
Before the last event competitors are ranked according to their score from the other disciplines and given start times accordingly, with the leader going first.