Sekirov Dictionary

ski

/skiː/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 1

noun3

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a long flat board worn under each foot for moving quickly over snow
- We skied back the way we had come for about thirty minutes when I saw her. Mary was hanging upside down by the tips of her skies from a tree well. — 2014
One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
A trip made by skiing.

verb2

•
To move on skis.
- We skied back the way we had come for about thirty minutes when I saw her. Mary was hanging upside down by the tips of her skies from a tree well. — 2014
•
To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
- We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps

forms

ski'd · skied · skiing · skies · skis

Phrases with ski

ski-jump nose
A long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.

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