monoski
English
Alternative forms
mono-ski
Etymology
mono- + ski
Noun
monoski (plural monoskis)
- A variant of a downhill skiing/alpine skiing ski, that is very wide, allowing for both right and left ski boots to the attached to the same ski, with a doubled-up set of bindings, placed side-by-side. It has the appearance of an extremely wide ski or narrow alpine snowboard, though with binding mounting locations similar to that of a regular ski.
- A type of sitski with a single ski, used by wheelchair-bound skiers in downhill skiing and para-alpine. It is paired with outriggers, ski poles that have skis attached to the bottom, instead of the pick/spike, to function as outrigger runners for the skier sitting in the monoski.
Synonyms
- (sitski): uniski
Coordinate terms
- (paraski): biski
Related terms
- monoskiing
- monoskier
Verb
monoski (third-person singular simple present monoskis, present participle monoskiing, simple past and past participle monoskied)
- To use a monoski; to participate in monoskiing.
Anagrams
- Nokomis, kimonos
French
Etymology
From mono- + ski.
Noun
monoski m (plural monoskis)
- monoski
- monoskiing
Further reading
- “monoski”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.