ski run
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2.9
- noun
- /ski rʌn/
- UK
:
pista de esquí
- We might think of the past 30 years as being akin to an easy downhill ski run with evenly packed powder and little to block one's progress.
- miles of ski run
- most ski runs
He fell hiking on a ski mountain on a ski run, taking quote a break and injured his spleen very badly.
- He fell hiking on a ski mountain on a ski run, taking quote a break and injured his spleen very badly.
Examples
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Especially when I can perch at the top of a ski run and look out over the Cascades, or be wrapped in a heavy snowfall and look over at the next run and see ghostly shadows winding in and out of the trees.
Blog text (4) -
We're going back to that ski run.
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Conditions were extremely hazardous in the high country, and skiers were warned not to wander from the established ski runs.
Fiction book (2001) -
Build ski runs.
Fiction book (1999) -
He fell hiking on a ski mountain on a ski run, taking quote a break and injured his spleen very badly.
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An Aspen Skiing Co. plan to cut trees for a new Snowmass ski run has now cleared a court hurdle.
Blog text (34) -
The children enjoyed a thrilling descent on the ski run that was perfectly groomed for beginners.
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After a long day of skiing, they celebrated their adventures on the challenging ski run that offered breathtaking views.
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During the winter season, the ski runs at this resort are popular among both amateur and professional skiers.
Synonyms
5
1.6
A hill covered with snow made for people to ski down
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3.0
A prepared path on a mountain for people to ski
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7.5
A marked ski run on a mountain with packed snow
How Difficult
- UK
1
2.9
27
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built: 'ski' specifies the activity/equipment and 'run' here means a course or route, so the combined meaning 'a course or slope for skiing' is directly inferable from the parts. Although 'run' has multiple senses, the sense 'route/track' is common in English and cross-linguistically similar constructions exist, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand this MWE.
Etymology
The phrase ski run comes from the picture of someone going down a marked path: ski means to move on skis and run here means a path or trail down a hill. So a ski run today is 'a prepared slope or trail for skiing'.