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ski
[ skee ]
noun
- one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
verb (used without object)
- to travel on skis, as for sport.
verb (used with object)
- to use skis on; travel on skis over:
to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
ski
/ skiː /
noun
- 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
verb
- intr to travel on skis
Derived Forms
- ˈskiing, noun
- ˈskier, noun
- ˈskiable, adjective
Other Words From
- skia·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ski1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ski1
Example Sentences
And Andorra is a tax haven with bargain luxury goods shopping and great ski slopes.
Ski resorts are a business, and one that can be quite fickle—a bad snow season means poor revenues.
Berkshire East ski resort near the Vermont border, which has 44 trails, has taken this power-production drive a step further.
For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.
But only recently did this dispute spread to the lily-white slopes of a Montana ski resort.
It beats what Mrs. Case told us about ski 127 running in Sweden, cried Jess, who was delighted with the experience.
The usual procedure was, that the forerunner selected the best crossing of a crevasse, testing it with a ski-stick.
Franz felt confident of his ability to keep up with them, for he had learned to ski almost as soon as he'd learned to walk.
Since that made the remaining ski useless, I threw both away and plowed through the snow.
He was not afraid of becoming lost or of breaking a ski, as Hermann Gottschalk had, probably when he blundered into a tree trunk.
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