water ski
noun
a short, broad ski designed to plane over water.
water ski
American
[waw-ter skee, wot-er]
/ ˈwɔ tər ˌski, ˈwɒt ər /
noun
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water skis,
plural
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water ski
plural
water-ski
British
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of water ski
First recorded in 1900–05
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But her videos also reached the coaches of the college water ski program she hoped to join.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
In a statement, Liquid Leisure said it reopened its cable water ski and water sports areas on Saturday following clearance from the council.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022
For decades, the valley’s resort aesthetic has featured cascading waterfalls, swimming pools and lakes where residents can water ski or moor their boats at private docks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
Was it safe, as we were told, to swim and water ski in the warm Hanford runoff waters of the Columbia River next to Hanford?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
By arching his back, he brought his face above water, and in a moment he was planing along like a water ski.
From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
She taught him how to water-ski at her home in Annapolis, Md., when they were teenagers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Tim Boyd of the Olympia Yacht Club remembers water-ski tournaments, mini-hydroplane races and a swimming beach when he moved to the area in the early 1980s.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
In the east is Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest human-made lake, which draws more than 4 million visitors every year to swim, fish, and water-ski.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2020
Ricihard Fontenot of the Evangeline Parish community of Vidrine said water didn’t cover his rice, but he could water-ski in his soybean fields after 9 to 20 inches of rain in his area July 14.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2019
He’s an uncle, the fun one, the one who taught us how to water-ski.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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