■ noun ( plural ~s ) each of a pair of long, narrow pieces of hard, flexible material fastened under the feet for travelling over snow.
↘a similar device attached beneath a vehicle or aircraft.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing or ~-ing , ~ed ) travel over snow on ~s.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ing noun
Origin
C18: from Norw., from ON skíth 'billet, snowshoe'.