skiable

skiable
ski NOUN (pl. skis) 1) each of a pair of long, narrow pieces of hard flexible material fastened under the feet for travelling over snow. 2) a similar device attached beneath a vehicle or aircraft.
VERB (skis, skied, skiing) travel over snow on skis.
DERIVATIVES skiable adjective skiing noun.
ORIGIN Norwegian, from an Old Norse word meaning «snowshoe».

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  • skiable — [ skjabl ] adj. • 1927; de skier ♦ Où l on peut faire du ski. Piste, neige skiable. Domaine skiable d une station. ● skiable adjectif Se dit d un lieu ou d une période qui permettent la pratique du ski. skiable [skjabl] adj. ÉTYM. 1927, → cit.;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • skiable — adjective Able to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing. The new snow on the mountain was extremely skiable. See Also: ski …   Wiktionary

  • skiable — ˈskēəbəl sometimes chiefly Brit ˈshē adjective : passable on skis : suitable for skiing spectators donned their skis and broke the heavy crust to make the slope skiable Springfield (Massachusetts) Union …   Useful english dictionary

  • skiable — adjective see ski II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • skiable — See ski. * * * …   Universalium

  • skiable — ski·able …   English syllables

  • Domaine skiable de Villard-de-Lans / Corrençon-en-Vercors — Domaine skiable de Villard de Lans / Corrençon en Vercors …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Domaine skiable de Villard de Lans / Corrençon en Vercors — Domaine skiable de Villard de Lans / Corrençon en Vercors …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Domaine skiable — Un domaine skiable est un ensemble de pistes de ski. Les plus grands domaines relient plusieurs stations de ski. En France, la notion de domaine skiable regroupe toutes les zones accessibles à ski gravitairement depuis des remontées… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ski — skiable, adj. /skee/, n., pl. skis, ski, v., skied, skiing. n. 1. one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. 2. See water ski. v.i. 3. to travel on skis, as for sport …   Universalium

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