n., pl., skis.
- One of a pair of long flat runners of plastic, metal, or wood that curve upward in front and may be attached to a boot for gliding or traveling over snow.
- A water ski.
- Something that is used as a runner on a vehicle: a helicopter with skis for landing on snow and ice.
v., skied, ski·ing, skis. v.intr.
To travel or glide on skis, especially as a sport.
v.tr.
To travel or glide over on skis: ski a mountain slope.
[Norwegian, from Old Norse skīdh, stick, snowshoe.]
skiable ski'a·ble adj.skier ski'er n.
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