double poling

noun

A method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together.

Similar
double-pole technique
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Meanings

noundouble poling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesA method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together.

    Synonyms: double-pole technique

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double pole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA method of propulsion, where the skier goes forward by planting both poles onto the ground and pushing back onto them, with both feet aligned side-by-side, moving both skies together.

Similar
double-pole technique
Also see
double-pole technique

Origin

From double pole + -ing.

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APA

double poling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20poling

MLA

“double poling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20poling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double poling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20poling.

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