noun

• The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
• (uncountable) The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
• (skiing, uncountable) A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.