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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">snow skis</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>skiing</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>drags, litters and pedestrian land vehicles</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>winter sports equipment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>runnered vehicles</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>skis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>skis, snow</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>snow ski</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long, slender boardlike devices attached to specially designed boots and used for gliding over snow; known for over 5000 years and originally of animal bone secured directly to footwear, now made of various hard, durable materials and with a taper and upturned forward tip. ]]></note></mads>