windhold

English

Alternative forms

• wind hold
• wind-hold

Etymology

Windhold is a compound of wind and hold.

Noun

windhold (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, "Glossary of ski and snowboard terms", Skis.com. URL accessed on 2 January 2011.