water sports

British

plural noun

various sports, such as swimming, water-skiing, or windsurfing, that take place in or on water
slang sexual practices that involve urination

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Although I like unwinding, I can’t actually sit still for very long, so you’ll probably find me doing water sports there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage volumes fell 3%, while water, sports, coffee and tea volumes increased 3%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Many are water sports, including coastal rowing, open-water swimming, beach volleyball, sailing, artistic swimming and water polo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

At Paris 2024, 47% of Team GB's medals came from water sports.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

The Langer See, with its deep blue water, had long been the center of water sports in Berlin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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