freeskiing en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free English skiing English freeskiing From free + skiing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A form of relatively extreme skiing, often occurring away from traditional marked courses
The same is true in freeskiing, in which skiers pull tricks on some of the same terrain as snowboarders.
2008 January 25, Matt Higgins, “At X Games, One-Upmanship Is a Trend in High Places”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022: