Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

winter sports

British  

plural noun

  1. sports held in the open air on snow or ice, esp 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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Peacock’s also got a ton of live sports, including Premier League soccer, the NBA, college basketball, the PGA, Six Nations Rugby, U.S. national-team soccer and winter sports.

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

Nine-thousand-foot Castle Peak, and the surrounding hillsides, are a popular winter sports destination for backcountry skiers and snowmobilers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

Skeleton is one of Team GB's most successful winter sports, with gold medals previously having been picked up in PyeongChang in 2018, Sochi in 2014, and Vancouver in 2010.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

Britain has won four gold, one silver and five bronze medals altogether, reflecting a nation without a winter sports tradition.

From Barron's Feb. 14, 2026

That Dutch family went in for the winter sports.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training