CHRISTIE


Meaning of CHRISTIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or chris·ty ˈkris-tē

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.