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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

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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

Welcome to February’s gym crunch time, when winter sports teams such as basketball are busy with playoffs and spring sports teams such as volleyball are gearing up for the start of their season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Historically, alongside the ski and snowboard programme and that of curling, it has been one of Great Britain's highest-funded winter sports.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 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

The daily increasing heat of the sun has played havoc with the snow and ice, and winter sports are out of the question.

From Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia by Finnemore, Joseph

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