SKI


Meaning of SKI in English

— skiable , adj.

/skee/ , n. , pl. skis, ski , v. , skied, skiing .

n.

1. one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.

2. See water ski .

v.i.

3. to travel on skis, as for sport.

v.t.

4. to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.

Also, skee .

[ 1745-55; skith; c. OE scid strip of wood, G Scheit thin board ]

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