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water sports

British  

plural noun

  1. various sports, such as swimming, water-skiing, or windsurfing, that take place in or on water

  2. slang sexual practices that involve urination

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Okinawa, Koki Ohama said his water sports and barbeque business in the major city of Naha would suffer from the storm.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Although I like unwinding, I can’t actually sit still for very long, so you’ll probably find me doing water sports there.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage volumes fell 3%, while water, sports, coffee and tea volumes increased 3%.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

Torrance-based Arc Boats is building electric boats for water sports, and Mountain View’s Wisk Aero is developing electric and autonomous air taxis.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2025

The Langer See, with its deep blue water, had long been the center of water sports in Berlin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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