sitzmark

[ sits-mahrk, zits- ]
/ ˈsɪtsˌmɑrk, ˈzɪts- /

noun Skiing.

a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.

Origin of sitzmark

1935–40; < German, equivalent to sitz(en) to sit1 + Mark mark1

British Dictionary definitions for sitzmark

sitzmark
/ (ˈsɪtsˌmɑːk, ˈzɪts-) /

noun

skiing a depression in the snow where a skier has fallen

Word Origin for sitzmark

German, literally: seat mark