Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aerial skiing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: aeri-al ski-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine took second in men’s aerial skiing on Wednesday, earning the country’s first medal of the Beijing Games."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

aerial skier

Frequently Paired Words

aerialist aerial skier

Synonyms

aerials

Questions

What does aerial skiing mean?: 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.

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