downhill skiing

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Noun[edit]

downhill skiing (uncountable)

  1. (recreational skiing) Recreational skiing that primarily involves skiing down slopes.
  2. (sports) A formal sports discipline in alpine skiing, involving primarily going down a piste with few turns.

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Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of recreational): cross-country skiing (skiing that primarily involves skiing across flatland)

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See also[edit]

  • speedskiing (not part of formal alpine skiing, involving going down a straight course)