plural skis also ski
1
a
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
b
2
: a piece of material that resembles a ski and is used as a runner on a vehicle
: to glide on skis in travel or as a sport
: to travel or pass over on skis
skier
noun
Examples of ski in a Sentence
Verb
I have skied that mountain before.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
What to Know Following the lifts automatic shutdown, ski patrollers set about rescuing each of the 174 passengers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Erin Alberty, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The final climb has an average gradient of 12 percent with a section that is 28 percent — sort of like skiing up a challenging downhill run at your local ski area.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Grab your skis and head into the backcountry: Want an activity that’s a bit more adventurous than alpine skiing?
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
What to Know Following the lifts automatic shutdown, ski patrollers set about rescuing each of the 174 passengers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
As ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort entered their eighth day on strike Friday, guests were taking to social media to warn of crowded slopes, long lift lines and missed opportunities to ski fresh powder.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The final climb has an average gradient of 12 percent with a section that is 28 percent — sort of like skiing up a challenging downhill run at your local ski area.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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ski
1 of 2 noun
plural skis
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used for gliding over snow or water
ski
2 of 2 verb
skied; skiing
: to glide on skis
skier
noun
Etymology
Noun
from Norwegian ski "a ski," from an early Norse word skīth "a stick of wood"
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