ski en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- skē
- shē (UK, rare)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʃiː/ (UK, rare)
- /skiː/
Etymology
From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).
Meanings
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One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
Yilamujiang grew up in Altay, a prefecture bordering Mongolia in far northwest Xinjiang. Chinese officials consider the region the cradle of Alpine sport, after cave paintings of hunters on skis were dated at 10,000 years old. Locals still use hand-carved wooden skis covered in a horsehide, although mostly now for the benefit of tourists.
2022 May 2, Adam Kilgore, Christian Shepherd, “A cauldron-lighting flashpoint one night, Dinigeer Yilamujiang was a skier the next day”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2022, Olympics:Disaster at the newly opened ski resort where hard-driving tycoon Hudson is determined to double his not insubstantial investment while his ex-wife Mia is making whoopee with one of the locals championing ecology.
1990, Leonard Maltin, Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide, Penguin, →ISBN, page 55: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, Inspiring Generations: 150 Years, 150 Stories in Yosemite, →ISBN, page 188:
- One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
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A trip made by skiing.
to go for a ski
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ski track · skimo · ski tow · skister · ski slope nose · skicross · mono-ski · ski resort · ski patrol · ski boot · skiboard · jet ski · ski pole · ski stick · ski dance · outski · ski-slope nose · ski-jump · ski ramp nose · ski-through · ski wax · over one's skis · ski-resort · monoski · ski jumping · ski jump nose · ski school · ski cross · cross-country ski · wave ski · ski run · sitski · ski bunny · downhill-ski · skier · skiless · water ski · heliski · skurfing · skimobile · turf ski · miniski · ski bazaar · nonski · skiway · ski-thru · ski-nose · skiing · ski-jump nose · dualski · heli-ski · ski nose · skiwear · sit-ski · skinoe · ski box · uniski · ski skin · skurf · ski lift · skiathlon · ski cap · ski ballet · skiability · hydroski · skidance · ski jumper · ski boat · ski jump · biski · skirod · skiathon · ski bum · ski lodge · skifield · jet-ski · skilike · ski slope · ski-ramp nose · ski whiff · ski mask · ski hat · ski orienteering · ski patroller · surf ski · skiplane · ski skating
Descendants
Translations (109)
ar تَزَلُّج (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · da ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · lt slidė (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · tt чаңгы (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · de Schi (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · hi स्की (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mi panunu (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · vi xki (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · lo ສະກີ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mhr ече (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · it sci (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · nb ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mi retiwai) (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · yi נאַרטע (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · az xizəksürmə (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · dng хуабанзы (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · hu sí (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · tr kayak (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · eu eski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · el χιονοπέδιλο (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · fo skíð (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · rsk ския (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · el σκι (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · smj sabek (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · sh смучка (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · bn স্কী (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ka თხილამური (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · de Ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ckt тигыт (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · myv сокс (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · is andri (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ckt тэгыԓгын (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · io skio (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mi reti (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for being pulled by a boat over water) · sh ски̏ја (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mrj ечӹ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · cmn 滑雪板 (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · sl smuča (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · th สกี (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · yue 滑雪板 (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · vi ván trượt tuyết (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ko 스키 (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · cs lyže (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · fa-ira پاچیلِه (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mn ᠴᠠᠨᠠ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ca esquí (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · hy դահուկ (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ryu スキー (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · fa-ira اِسْکی (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · pt esqui (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · izh 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designed for gliding over snow) · pl narta wodna (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for being pulled by a boat over water) · he סקִי (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ga scí (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · tk lyzha (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · lv slēpe (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · my နှင်းလျှောစီး (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · sl smučka (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · fi suksi (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · dsb sněgak (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · is öndur (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · sah хайыһар (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · mn цана (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · be лы́жа (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · uz changʻi (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · kpv лызь (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · pl narta (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · bg ски (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · et suusk (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ky лыжа (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · eo skio (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · vo skiy (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · dlg каньыһар (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · gl esquí (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · cy sgi (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) · ro schi (one of a pair of long flat 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