roller skin.
/ˈrəʊlə ˌskiː/, U.S. /ˈroʊlər ˌski/ Each of a pair of (usually small) skis, fitted with a small wheel at each end, and used for skiing on tarmac, grass, and other dry surfaces.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] > using specific type of skis
roller ski1930
sit-ski1985
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski > type of
roller ski1930
sit-ski1948
longboard1950
monoski1953
grass ski1970
snowblade1990
1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 35/2 Skiing on dry land, all the year 'round, is now possible with the recent invention of ‘roller skis’.
1978 Skiing Spring 58/1 Roller skis don't have brakes.
1979 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 23 Nov. 45/1 That enthusiast was using rollerskis, a training tool champion skiers have employed for years to maintain form.
1991 Bicycling Feb. 44/1 Roller skis or blades give the same benefit.
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roller skiv.
/ˈrəʊlə ˌskiː/, U.S. /ˈroʊlər ˌski/ intransitive. To ski on roller skis.
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1978 Skiing Spring 58/1 Tim roller-skis about 1,500 km..between seasons.
1979 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 23 Nov. 45/3 How did Koch keep his top form over the summer? He rollerskied.
2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 64/1 Per Elofsson..trains by running through swamps and roller skiing up mountains.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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