ski
Americannoun
plural
skis,plural
ski-
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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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
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( as modifier )
a ski boot
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a water-ski
verb
Other Word Forms
- skiable adjective
- skier noun
- skiing noun
Etymology
Origin of ski
First recorded in 1745–55; from Norwegian; Old Norse skīth; cognate with Old English scīd “strip of wood,” German Scheit “thin board”
Example Sentences
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TELLURIDE, Colo.—On a snowy March evening last year, a local official stepped to the microphone to declare that this winter ski paradise was in crisis.
Reising wore skis as he and other officials measured snow in a slushy meadow at Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe, where rains in the last week began to melt the snow.
From Los Angeles Times
Vail Resorts built the world’s largest ski company by revolutionizing how and when people pay to ski.
For the superrich, private bankers or lawyers might fly to vacation homes to facilitate sit-downs or kick-start a financial conversation on the ski slopes or at the lake house.
There are river swims and pub visits to be enjoyed beneath Mount Buffalo, where in the colder months, tobogganing and skiing are popular.
From BBC
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