plural skis also ski
1
a
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
b
2
: a piece of material that resembles a ski and is used as a runner on a vehicle
: to glide on skis in travel or as a sport
: to travel or pass over on skis
skier
noun
Examples of ski in a Sentence
Verb
I have skied that mountain before.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
As of Thursday, March 19, Tahoe Donner in Truckee had closed its cross country ski center.
—Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Ski areas are often targets for personal injury lawsuits, but those claims typically stem from incidents in which guests get hurt while actively skiing or snowboarding — colliding with a chairlift tower or falling while loading onto a chairlift or being pummeled by an inbounds avalanche.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The construction and development at the East Village base will rapidly evolve over the coming years, and is sure to transform Deer Valley into one of the nation's preeminent luxury ski destinations.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
As of Thursday, March 19, Tahoe Donner in Truckee had closed its cross country ski center.
—Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
My March 2025 stay overlapped with Spring Break, which meant many of the resort guests were families skiing with younger children.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Ski areas are often targets for personal injury lawsuits, but those claims typically stem from incidents in which guests get hurt while actively skiing or snowboarding — colliding with a chairlift tower or falling while loading onto a chairlift or being pummeled by an inbounds avalanche.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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ski
1 of 2 noun
plural skis
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used for gliding over snow or water
ski
2 of 2 verb
skied; skiing
: to glide on skis
skier
noun
Etymology
Noun
from Norwegian ski "a ski," from an early Norse word skīth "a stick of wood"
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