Speed Skiers. Speed skiers, who dress in aerodynamic apparel and ski straight down the mountain sans turning, go as fast as 120 - 150 miles per hour. World record holders, like Italy's Simone Origone, have reached 156.2 miles per hour.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  alkaline(Noun) An alkaline battery. 2  alkaline(Adjective) Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. 3  alkaline(Adjective) Having a pH greater than  7.
The word alkali is derived from Arabic al qalÄ«y (or alkali), meaning the calcined ashes (see calcination), referring to the original source of alkaline substances. A water-extract of burned plant ashes, called potash and composed mostly of potassium carbonate, was mildly basic.