water slide

American  

[waw-ter slahyd, wot-er] / ˈwɔ tər ˌslaɪd, ˈwɒt ər /

Or waterslide

noun

• water slides
  plural

1. a wet slide that ends in a pool or other area of water, especially a long, twisting slide or chute at a water park.

   I like the water slides where you ride down on a tube, but my favorites are the ones you just sit directly on.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• water slides
  plural

Etymology

Origin of water slide

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

water slide

One provider billed Medicaid for five hours of therapy at a recreational center with a water slide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

“When welding the water slide, a fire started which then spread to the rest of the building. The fire spread quickly and caused great destruction,” the Goteborgs-Posten newspaper said, quoting a police report.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

“Without water, you slide as easily as with a regular version, but with water it’s 30% more slippery,” Huang said, keeping mum on exactly how a water slide without water works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

The other half of the bridge looked like a giant water slide.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret