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heliskiing

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hel⋅i⋅ski⋅ing

[hel-i-skee-ing]
–noun
skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.

Origin:
1975–80
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hel·i·ski·ing   (hěl'ĭ-skē'ĭng)   
n.  Downhill skiing on glaciers or remote mountains reached by helicopter.

[heli(copter) + skiing, gerund of ski.]
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