aquatics
Britishplural noun
Explanation
Aquatics is a term describing sports and activities done in water. Lovers of sports and water will be delighted to find out that aquatics exists. You might spot that aquatics contains the word aqua, Latin for "water," and that's a strong clue to its meaning. From water polo to boating to swimming, aquatics covers pretty much anything that involves a pool or body of water and some body movement. (Whether sunbathing on a floatie in the pool counts as aquatics is still under debate, but we vote that it should be an Olympic sport.)
Vocabulary lists containing aquatics
Example Sentences
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Wasserman and his band of the best and the brightest can focus on what L.A. really needs, not how to transform SoFi Stadium into an aquatics center.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
The Englishman is not the first aquatics athlete at these Games to test positive for Covid-19.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024
SE was however praised in the review for keeping aquatics going through the pandemic and keeping swimming pools open during the cost of living crisis.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024
“Analysis of those disclosures revealed that the majority had originated from Russia and India, and that the most reported sports, globally, were aquatics and athletics,” the agency said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024
But it isn’t until we pass the aquatics center that we get our answer.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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