ski

Etymology

From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (Modern English shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).

noun

1. One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
2. (aviation) One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.

verb

1. (intransitive) To move on skis.
2. (transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
   We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps