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  • water ski
    water ski
    noun
    a short, broad ski designed to plane over water.
  • water-ski
    water-ski
    noun
    a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water

water ski

American  
[waw-ter skee, wot-er] / ˈwɔ tər ˌski, ˈwɒt ər /

noun

plural

water skis,

plural

water ski

  1. a short, broad ski designed to plane over water.

water-ski British  

noun

  1. a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water

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verb

  1. (intr) to ride over water on a water-ski or water-skis while holding a rope towed by a speedboat

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Etymology

Origin of water ski

First recorded in 1900–05

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