ski boot

noun

: a rigid padded shoe that extends just above the ankle, is secured to the foot, and is locked into position in a ski binding

Examples of ski boot in a Sentence

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The parking lot transforms into an après tailgate scene that rivals any stadium, complete with grills, lawn chairs, and the occasional dance-off in ski boots. Roger Sands, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Customers clomp across the vast dining room in their ski boots, ready to go home. Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 My equipment was stored in the mountainside Chalet, so there was no trudging over Vail Village’s brick walkways in ski boots. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025 What's more impressive than the team nailing the routine, is that the athletes did it in ski boots while snow fell around them at the Deer Valley Ski Resort in Utah. Natasha Dye, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ski boot

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski boot was in 1907

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“Ski boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20boot. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

ski boot

noun
: a boot or shoe used for skiing
especially : a heavy rigid boot that extends above the ankle
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