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

“I went to a water slide party yesterday with my kids and my wife, and I realized how I’m not part of the dad crew because I’m out of town a lot,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

“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

Mr Jerram has a long history of creating much talked-about art, including placing a giant water slide on Park Street in the centre of Bristol in 2014.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

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

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret