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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM water-ski

wa·ter-ski·er, noun

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Definition for water-ski (2 of 2)

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
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Example sentences from the Web for water-ski

  • 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

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
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