chris·tie
| \ ˈkri-stē
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variants:
or christy
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
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“Christie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/christie. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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Chris·tie
| \ ˈkri-stē
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Definition of Christie
Dame Agatha 1890–1976 née Miller English writer
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The first known use of christie was in 1925
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