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  • water ski
    water ski
    noun
    a short, broad ski designed to plane over water.
  • water-ski
    water-ski
    noun
    a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water

water ski

American  
[waw-ter skee, wot-er] / ˈwɔ tər ˌski, ˈwɒt ər /

noun

water skis, plural water ski plural
  1. a short, broad ski designed to plane over water.


water-ski British  

noun

  1. a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water

"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

verb

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

"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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Origin of water ski

First recorded in 1900–05

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A basketball junkie who also loves to play piano, cycle, water ski and swim, VanDerveer still relishes every aspect of her job, from the practices and preparation to the film study, recruiting and play-calling.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

You internalize visions of those happy couples, smiling as they water ski, holding hands as they horseback ride.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

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

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)

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