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

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water slide

It’s the tech that’s powering its creepy glasses, its open-source coding model, and now its bid into the battle of personal agents that will basically turn the experience of scrolling online into a water slide.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

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

“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

He even went on the giant water slide, and wound up trying it over and over again.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady