a heavy, thick-soled, ankle-high shoe for skiing, often having padding and extra supporting straps and laces around the ankle, with grooves at the back of the heel for binding to a ski
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, persona, push-up, revolving door, white list
Examples of 'ski boot' in a sentence
ski boot
I didn't want to destroy that fit of the foot in my ski boot.
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There's barely a ski boot in sight.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The first thing you must understand is the ski boot.
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Ski-boot dancing and then some.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There's a pointlessness to it as every ski-boot buckle sets the bells a-ringing, leaving even the stony-faced guards looking bored.
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A sneaky but effective way to put the ski boot on the other foot, the revenge of the middle-aged mummy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There's a ski instructor inside my ski boot, which isn't as uncomfortable as it sounds.
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It was in plaster for eight weeks and in a ski boot for several more.
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Ski-boot dancing, and then some.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A ski boot with an outer shell that can be moulded to the shape of your foot, to a certain extent.