Christie
/ˈkrɪsti
/noun (plural Christies) Skiing, dated
A sudden turn in which the skis are kept parallel, used for changing direction fast or stopping short.
Origin
1920s (earlier as Christiania): named after Christiania in Norway.
Rhymes
- chromium plate
- chromium-plated
- chromium steel
- chromo
- chromo-
- chromodynamic
- chromogen
- chromogenic
- chromolithograph
- chromolithographer
- chromolithographic
- chromolithography
- chromoly
- chromophore
- chromophoric
- chromoplast
- chromosomal
- chromosomally
- chromosome
- chromosome map
- chromosome number
- chromosphere
- chromospheric
- chromotherapist
- chromotherapy