downhill skiing

== English == === Noun === downhill skiing (uncountable) (recreational skiing) Recreational skiing that primarily involves skiing down slopes. (sports) A formal sports discipline in alpine skiing, involving primarily going down a piste with few turns. ==== Synonyms ==== (discipline): downhill (short form) ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “recreational”): cross-country skiing (skiing that primarily involves skiing across flatland) ==== Hypernyms ==== skiing (discipline): alpine skiing ==== Coordinate terms ==== downhill skier (discipline): super-G / super-G skiing giant slalom / GS skiing slalom / slalom skiing downhiller ==== See also ==== speedskiing (not part of formal alpine skiing, involving going down a straight course)