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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.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of water slide

First recorded in 1885–90


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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

The height chart for the water slide at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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

“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

They had a water slide and lily pads in a kids’ pool, but I didn’t go there, because it was out of sight of where my dad was sitting and I had a plan.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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