heliski

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A form of heli-ski — To ski down a mountain or glacier that has been reached by helicopter rather than a normal ski lift.

OriginEnglish ski ← French hélicoptère ← Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) →
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Meanings

verbheliski (third-person singular simple present heliskis, present participle heliskiing, simple past and past participle heliskied)

present singular third person heliskis · participle present heliskiing · participle past heliskied · past heliskied

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of heli-ski.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  2. Ancient Greekἕλιξ (hélix)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pterón
  6. Ancient Greekπτερόν (pterón)
  7. Frenchhélicoptère
  8. Englishhelicopterclip.
  9. Englishheli-
  10. Englishski
  11. Englishheliski

From heli- + ski.

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APA

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

MLA

“heliski.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliski. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliski,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliski.

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