ski boot

American  

noun

1. a heavy, thick-soled, ankle-high shoe for skiing, often having padding and extra supporting straps and laces around the ankle, with grooves at the back of the heel for binding to a ski.

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Etymology

Origin of ski boot

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In addition to the ICD, Dr. Mower’s name was on more than 80 other patents, including one for a ski boot he designed to help skiers make tight turns in the snow.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

She wasn’t skiing to her full potential, which Demschar blamed on a new ski boot model that didn’t mesh well with her.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2021

A doctor at an urgent-care clinic “recommended that I purchase a boot, sort of like a ski boot, instead of using crutches.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2021

They’d been badly frostbitten on a previous Arctic expedition when he made the mistake of removing mittens to tie a ski boot in a windstorm, killing the tissue in his fingers.

From National Geographic • Dec. 24, 2020

They were locked in place by those ski boot clamps.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein