water ski

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noun, plural wa·ter skis or, sometimes, wa·ter ski.

a ski on which to water-ski, designed to plane over water: it is shorter and broader than the skis used on snow.

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Origin of water ski

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby water ski

water shrew, water-sick, waterside, watersider, water sign, water ski, water slide, water snail, water snake, water-soak, water softener

Definition for water ski (2 of 2)

water-ski

[ waw-ter-skee, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌski, ˈwɒt ər- /

verb (used without object), wa·ter-skied, wa·ter-ski·ing.

to plane over water on water skis or a water ski by grasping a towing rope pulled by a speedboat.

OTHER WORDS FROM water-ski

water-skier, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

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British Dictionary definitions for water ski

water-ski

noun Also: water ski

a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water

verb -skis, -skiing, -skied or -ski'd

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

Derived forms of water-ski

water-skier, nounwater-skiing, noun

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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