ski pole

noun

: one of a pair of lightweight poles used in skiing that have a handgrip and usually a wrist strap at one end and an encircling disk set above the point at the other end

Examples of ski pole in a Sentence

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My face plant is sudden, a cartwheel of flying ski poles and curse words into powder. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 Nordic walking poles are similar in design to ski poles. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024 Most of them are insignificant: a tin can, a graft of clothing, an old basket or a ski pole. Angela Yang, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 Leave my pole-straps ON: This ubiquitous rule that governs all chairlifts, surface lifts, and gondolas (remove your ski pole straps) no longer applies to me. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ski pole 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski pole was in 1920

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“Ski pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20pole. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ski pole

noun
: a pole that has an encircling disk set a little above the point and a strap for the hand at the top and is used as an aid in skiing
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