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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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside of the capital, Austria is a land of lakes, castles and mountains, with some of the world’s top ski resorts including Arlberg, Lech, St. Christoph and Zürs.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Set on a slope above the village where Roger Moore lived, skied, charmed, and died, it is set on 45,000 acres overlooking a large swimming pool and a small, frozen lake.
—Rachel Johnson, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The wilderness settings have not been groomed by ski resorts or commercial companies, meaning skiers must be prepared for obstacles like trees or sudden avalanches.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside of the capital, Austria is a land of lakes, castles and mountains, with some of the world’s top ski resorts including Arlberg, Lech, St. Christoph and Zürs.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
And after a Keon Johnson miss with 1.8 seconds left, Claxton skied over George for the Nets’ ninth offensive rebound and emerged as Brooklyn’s hero Saturday night.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Set on a slope above the village where Roger Moore lived, skied, charmed, and died, it is set on 45,000 acres overlooking a large swimming pool and a small, frozen lake.
—Rachel Johnson, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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