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christie


chris·tie

noun \ˈkris-tē\
plural christies

Definition of CHRISTIE

: 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

Variants of CHRISTIE

chris·tie or chris·ty \ˈkris-tē\

Origin of CHRISTIE

by shortening & alteration from christiania
First Known Use: 1925

Rhymes with CHRISTIE

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