water ski

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.

Origin of water ski

First recorded in 1930–35

Words Nearby water ski

Other definitions for water-ski (2 of 2)

water-ski

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

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

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How to use water ski in a sentence

We also fish, water ski and kayak out into the middle, and we don’t have to watch out for too many boats.
A visitor’s guide to Deep Creek Lake, Smith Mountain Lake and Lake Anna | Amanda Loudin | June 3, 2021 | Washington Post
The singer has promised that if his Spanish side goes all the way at the World Cup, he would water ski naked in Florida.
World Cup Primer | Joshua Robinson | June 12, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the whirligigs have seen the shipwreck, and dart out on their water-ski to tear the thing to pieces.
Grim: The Story of a Pike | Svend Fleuron
By arching his back, he brought his face above water, and in a moment he was planing along like a water ski.
The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for water-ski

water-ski

nounAlso: 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, noun
water-skiing, noun

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