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noun, plural skis, ski, verb, skied, ski⋅ing.

–noun

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

2.	water ski.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to travel on skis, as for sport.

–verb (used with object)

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

Also, skee.

Origin:
1745–55; < Norw; ON skīth; c. OE scīd strip of wood, G Scheit thin board

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ski Audio Help (skē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. skis

1. 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.
2. 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; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
ski'a·ble adj., ski'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ski (n.)

1885 (there is an isolated instance from 1755), from Norw. ski, related to O.N. skið "snowshoe," lit. "stick of wood," cognate with O.E. scid "stick of wood," obs. Eng. shide; O.H.G. skit, Ger. Scheit "log," from P.Gmc. *skid- "to divide, split," from PIE base *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). The verb is 1893, from the noun. ski-jumper is from 1894; ski bum first attested 1960.

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ski
noun
1.	narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
verb
1.	move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ski [skiː] noun

one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood etc that are attached to the feet for gliding over snow, water etc

Arabic:	مِزْلَج خَشَبي للتَّزَلُّج على الثَّلْج
Chinese (Simplified):	滑雪橇、滑水板
Chinese (Traditional):	滑雪橇、滑水板
Czech:	lyže
Danish:	ski
Dutch:	ski
Estonian:	suusk
Finnish:	suksi
French:	ski
German:	der Ski
Greek:	σκι, χιονοπέδιλο
Hungarian:	sí(léc)
Icelandic:	skíði
Indonesian:	ski
Italian:	sci

Japanese:	スキー
Korean:	스키
Latvian:	slēpe
Lithuanian:	slidė
Norwegian:	ski; vannski
Polish:	narta
Portuguese (Brazil):	esqui
Portuguese (Portugal):	esqui
Romanian:	schi
Russian:	лыжи
Slovak:	lyža
Slovenian:	smučka
Spanish:	esquí
Swedish:	skida
Turkish:	kayak

ski [skiːskiːd] verb

to travel on or use skis especially as a leisure activity
Example: He broke his leg when he was skiing.

Arabic:	يَتَزَلَّج
Chinese (Simplified):	滑雪
Chinese (Traditional):	滑雪
Czech:	lyžovat
Danish:	stå på ski
Dutch:	skiá‰án
Estonian:	suusatama
Finnish:	hiihtää
French:	skier
German:	Ski fahren
Greek:	κάνω σκι
Hungarian:	síel; sízik
Icelandic:	fara á skíði, skíða
Indonesian:	main ski
Italian:	sciare

Japanese:	スキーで滑る
Korean:	스키를 타다
Latvian:	slēpot
Lithuanian:	slidinëti
Norwegian:	gå på ski
Polish:	jeździć na nartach
Portuguese (Brazil):	esquiar
Portuguese (Portugal):	esquiar
Romanian:	a schia
Russian:	ходить на лыжах
Slovak:	lyžovať
Slovenian:	smučati
Spanish:	esquiar
Swedish:	åka skidor
Turkish:	kayak yapmak

ski-

of or for the activity of skiing
Example: ski-suits; ski-jump

Arabic:	تَزَلُّج
Chinese (Simplified):	滑雪的
Chinese (Traditional):	滑雪的
Czech:	lyžařský
Danish:	ski-
Dutch:	ski©
Estonian:	suusa-
Finnish:	hiihto-
French:	de ski
German:	Ski-…
Greek:	του σκι
Hungarian:	sí-
Icelandic:	skíða-
Indonesian:	ski
Italian:	di, *da sci

Japanese:	スキー－
Korean:	「스키용의 …」라는 뜻의 연결형
Latvian:	tramplīnlēkšana
Lithuanian:	slidinėjimo
Norwegian:	ski
Polish:	narciarski
Portuguese (Brazil):	de esqui
Portuguese (Portugal):	de esqui
Romanian:	de schi
Russian:	лыжный
Slovak:	lyžiarsky
Slovenian:	smučarski (…)
Spanish:	de esquí
Swedish:	skid-
Turkish:	kayak …

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Taos Ski Valley, NM (village, FIPS 76480)
Location: (36.597724, -105.445051)
Population (2000): 56 (263 housing units)
Area: 2.355917 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 87525

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ski

Ski\, n. Same as Skee.

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