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ski race

ski race

1 2.4
A competition where people ski on snow to be first
  • noun
  • /ski reɪs/
  • UK
translation icon : competencia de esquí
  • Last weekend, I participated in a thrilling ski race down the mountain's challenging course.
  • downhill ski race
  • cross-country ski race
  • first ski race

Examples

  • And going last at a ski race, it's like the hardest thing on the planet to do.

  • And going last at a ski race, it's like the hardest thing on the planet to do.

  • Every morning when you woke, it was as exciting as though you were going to compete in a downhill ski race or drive a bobsled on a fast run.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Our founder, Steve Calhoun, will be competing in the Rahlves Banzai extreme ski race this upcoming winter.

    Blog text (34)

  • The annual charity ski race attracts competitors from all over the country.

  • To prepare for the upcoming ski race, the athletes practiced daily on various terrains.

Synonyms

race
vsski race
∞ 1.0

A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first

is a specific type of that contest involving people on snow equipment over a set course
slalom
vsski race
14 7.0

A downhill race where skiers go between poles in a zigzag

is wider, covering any course contest rather than only tight turning events
downhill
vsski race
  • Specialized
11 3.6

A fast ski race where competitors go down a slope

is a general contest on snow equipment, not only very fast slope runs
skiing race
vsski race
  • UK
2.7

A competition where people ski down a slope to be fastest

is the broader category for contests by people using narrow winter runners

How Competitive

Olympic
∞ 3.3
professional
16 3.5
ski race
  • UK
1 2.4

Surface Forms

ski race singular
ski races plural

Morphology

ski + race

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'ski' (skis) + 'race' (contest to see who finishes first): a contest involving skis. This noun-noun compound follows a common, transparent pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Ski race comes from the simple picture of people on skis racing down a slope. So it means a 'competition' where skiers try to be the fastest on a set course.