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ski run

American  

noun

  1. a trail, slope, course, or the like, used for skiing.


ski run British  

noun

  1. a trail, slope, or course for skiing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ski run

First recorded in 1920–25

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When a downhill ski run ends before the finish line, it doesn’t end gently.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

The two resorts are connected by a ski run off a ridgeline and their base areas are a short drive or bus ride apart.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2024

While enjoying a lesson on the beginners' Bandana ski run, Paltrow collided with Sanderson.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2023

Soon the trail leaves the ski run — and memories of cooler kids racing past me like Oz’s winged monkeys — behind and climbs into a forest of oak, hickory, birch and beech.

From New York Times Oct. 2, 2020

From the foot of the ski run, the imitation log cabin lodge piped its popular songs into the overhang of silence.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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