ski.
one of a pair of long, narrow runners fastened to the feet for walking or gliding over snow; a ski
Meaning & usage
one of a pair of long, narrow runners fastened to the feet for walking or gliding over snow; a ski
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one of a pair of long, narrow runners fastened to the feet for walking or gliding over snow; a ski skiing; a trip or outing on skis
a runner resembling a ski under a sled, sleigh, or similar vehicle
a runner resembling a ski under a sled, sleigh, or similar vehicle a landing runner under an aircraft
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse skíð n (“board, billet; ski”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą n (“piece of wood, billet, board”), ultimately from *skey- (“to split”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ski, Icelandic skíði, Faroese skíð, Swedish skida, English shide (“split piece of wood”) and German Scheit (“log, billet”).
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