windhold

See also: wind-hold and wind hold

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

wind +‎ hold

Noun

windhold (usually uncountable, plural windholds)

  1. (skiing) A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.
    With today's fifty mile per hour winds, all the ski lifts are on windhold.

References
  • Schaad, Andrew (2011 January 2 (last accessed)) “Glossary of ski and snowboard terms”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, Skis.com, archived from the original on 6 January 2011
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