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aerial skiing

aerial skiing noun: a freestyle skiing discipline where athletes ski down a slope to launch themselves off a kicker (a vertically inclined ramp) and perform multiple twists and flips before landing on an inclined landing hill.

Noun

aerial skiing (uncountable)

  1. A freestyle skiing discipline where athletes ski down a slope to launch themselves off a kicker (a vertically inclined ramp) and perform multiple twists and flips before landing on an inclined landing hill.
    • Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine took second in men’s aerial skiing on Wednesday, earning the country’s first medal of the Beijing Games.2022 February 16, Lauren McCarthy, “After winning medals in men’s aerial skiing, a Ukrainian and a Russian athlete embrace.”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    aerials

Synonyms of aerial skiing

Questions about aerial skiing

What does aerial skiing mean?
Aerial skiing means a freestyle skiing discipline where athletes ski down a slope to launch themselves off a kicker (a vertically inclined ramp) and perform multiple twists and flips before landing on an inclined landing hill.
What part of speech is aerial skiing?
Aerial skiing is a noun.

Words near aerial skiing in the dictionary

  1. aerial ropeslides
  2. aerial ropeway
  3. aerial ropeways
  4. aerial runway
  5. aerial runways
  6. aerial skiing
  7. aerial survey
  8. aerial surveying
  9. aerial surveys
  10. aerial tram
  11. aerial trams

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