Problem: Sentence1: We love to ski the Rockies.
Sentence2: My children don't ski.
Q: Does the term ski mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The table was covered with a film of dust.
Sentence2: The film was shot on location.
Q: Does the term film mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: They allowed just one vote per person.
Sentence2: The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
Q: Does the term vote mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The flock of birds took to the air.
Sentence2: A smell of chemicals in the air.
Q: Does the term air mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning