ski
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
to travel on skis, as for sport.
to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
Origin of ski
1- Rarely skee .
Other words from ski
- ski·a·ble, adjective
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How to use ski in a sentence
We had been warned that the trip up the mountain—the highest skiable peak in North America—would be long and complicated.
This Sunday on CBS, watch 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon follow the wunderkind up the highest skiable peak on the continent.
British Dictionary definitions for ski
/ (skiː) /
one of a pair of wood, metal, or plastic runners that are used for gliding over snow. Skis are commonly attached to shoes for sport, but may also be used as landing gear for aircraft, etc
(as modifier): a ski boot
a water-ski
(intr) to travel on skis
Origin of ski
1Derived forms of ski
- skiable, adjective
- skier, noun
- skiing, noun
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