CHRISTIE


Meaning of CHRISTIE in English

n.

Variant: or chris · ty

Pronunciation: ' kris-t ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural christies

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from christiania

Date: 1925

: a skiing turn used for altering the direction of hill descent or for stopping and executed usually at high speed by shifting the body weight forward and skidding into a turn with parallel skis

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