olympic

olympic teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis; Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games; {a} pertaining to Olympia, and the games there celebrated; {s} of the Olympic Games; The Olympics are the Olympic Games. She won the individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics. relating to the Olympic Games. adj. Olympic Games Olympic Mountains Olympic National Park; Olympic means relating to the Olympic Games. the reigning Olympic champion; of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"; now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896; of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners; of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"; A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc
Olympic Games: An international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year
Olympic Rings: A symbol consisting of five interlocking colored rings, each one representing a continent which competes in the Olympic Games
Olympic Winter Games: The winter counterpart to the summer Olympic Games
Olympic diving: A specific competition in the Olympics, involving diving off a ten-meter platform from a three-meter springboard
NASCAR on the radio is as stupid as Olympic diving on the radio: “Oooh, look at that splash—oh wait, you can’t. It’s on the radio.”.
Olympic goal: A goal scored directly from a corner kick without any other player - on either team - touching or otherwise deflecting the ball into the goal
olympic truce: A truce (in Greek, ekecheiria, which literally means "holding of hands") was announced before and during each of the Olympic festivals, to allow visitors to travel safely to Olympia. An inscription describing the truce was written on a bronze discus which was displayed at Olympia. During the truce, wars were suspended, armies were prohibited from entering Elis or threatening the Games, and legal disputes and the carrying out of death penalties were forbidden
Olympic Flame: Olympic Torch, torch that is symbol of the Olympic Games which burns throughout the celebration of the Olympic games and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony (lit to commemorate the fire that was stolen from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus)
Olympic Games: The Olympic Games are a set of international sports competitions which take place every four years, each time in a different country. At the 1968 Olympic Games she had won gold medals in races at 200, 400, and 800m. an international sports event held every four years in different countries. Sports festival. In ancient Greece it was a Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature. Since 1896 the name has been used for a modified revival of the ancient Games, consisting of international athletic contests held at four-year intervals. The original Games included footraces, the discus and javelin throws, the long jump, boxing, wrestling, the pentathlon, and chariot races. After the subjugation of Greece by Rome, the Games declined; they were finally abolished in AD 393. They were revived in the late 19th century through the efforts of the baron de Coubertin; the first modern Games were held in Athens. The first Winter Games were held in 1924. The direction of the modern Olympic movement and the regulation of the Games is vested in the International Olympic Committee, headquartered at Lausanne, Switz. Until the 1970s the Games adhered to a strict code of amateurism, but since that time professional players have also been allowed to participate. Programs for the Summer Games include competition in archery, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field (athletics), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, and wrestling. The program for the Winter Games includes the biathlon, bobsledding, ice hockey, lugeing, and numerous ice-skating and skiing events. The programs may also include demonstration sports and exhibitions
Olympic Games: {i} series of international athletic games held every four years (based on ancient Greek tradition)
Olympic Mountains: A range of the Coast Ranges on the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington. The rugged peninsula is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound. On the western slope of the mountains is a rain forest with an annual precipitation of more than 330 cm (130 in). Mount Olympus, in the center of the range, is the highest peak, rising to 2,429.3 m (7,965 ft). Segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges, northwestern Washington, U.S. The mountains extend across the Olympic Peninsula south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and west of Puget Sound within Olympic National Park. The chief peaks are Mount Olympus, at 7,965 ft (2,428 m), and Mount Constance, at 7,743 ft (2,360 m). There is heavy rainfall, creating rainforests dominated by Douglas fir and Sitka spruce. Some trees are nearly 300 ft (90 m) high and 8 ft (2.5 m) in diameter
Olympic National Park: National park, northwestern Washington, U.S. Established in 1938 to preserve the Olympic Mountains and their forests and wildlife, it covers 1,442 sq mi (3,735 sq km); it includes a strip of Pacific Northwest shoreline geographically separated from the rest of the park. There are more than 60 glaciers in the park. The western part includes rainforests; the eastern slopes feature lakes; and the ocean shore section contains scenic beaches and three Indian reservations
Olympic Torch: {i} Olympic Flame, torch that is symbol of the Olympic Games which burns throughout the celebration of the Olympic games and is extinguished at end of the closing ceremony (lit to commemorate the fire that was stolen from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus)
Olympic Winter Games: {i} Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic Games, Olympic competitions of winter sports held every four years in the winter at a two-year interval from the Summer Olympic games
Olympic beacon: torch which is lit during the Olympic games
Olympic pool: pool which is of regulation size for international competition
Olympic record: highest score or fastest time or some other greatest achievement of the Olympic Games
olympic games: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
olympic games: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
olympic medal: medal that was obtained in the Olympic games
olympic minimum: minimal result that one must achieve in order to participate in the Olympic Games
olympic national park: a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
olympic salamander: small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest
olympic size swimming pool: pool used in the Olympic Games (length: 50 meters, width: 25 meters, depth: a minimum of 2.0 meters) with 8 lanes having a width of 2.5 meters each lane (two empty lanes on the outside)
international olympic committee: (Spor) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894. Its membership is 205 National Olympic Committees
Summer Olympic Games: {i} Games of the Olympiad, Olympic Games held every four years in the summer
earn the Olympic berth: earn a place in the Olympic games
winter olympic games: an olympics for winter sports
winter olympic games: {i} Winter Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Olympic competitions of winter sports held every four years in the winter at a two-year interval from the Summer Olympic games