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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Frederick Dreier and Adam Roy, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
This ski season, the Amtrak Winter Park Express will kick off its seasonal service on Dec. 20 and run from Denver’s Union Station to both the Winter Park Resort and nearby Fraser, Colorado, according to Amtrak.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Volunteering with Ignite Adaptive Sports at Eldora Mountain Resort used to involve more than serving long hours in sometimes numbing cold, snow and winter winds to help people with disabilities learn to ski and snowboard.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Chairlifts are beginning to spin across the Rockies and beyond—according to On the Snow, 18 ski areas have opened across the United States.
—Frederick Dreier and Adam Roy, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
This ski season, the Amtrak Winter Park Express will kick off its seasonal service on Dec. 20 and run from Denver’s Union Station to both the Winter Park Resort and nearby Fraser, Colorado, according to Amtrak.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
One tester wore them to ski two California volcanoes, Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak, and opted for the darker lens the entire time.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Volunteering with Ignite Adaptive Sports at Eldora Mountain Resort used to involve more than serving long hours in sometimes numbing cold, snow and winter winds to help people with disabilities learn to ski and snowboard.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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