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water sports

British  

plural noun

  1. various sports, such as swimming, water-skiing, or windsurfing, that take place in or on water

  2. slang sexual practices that involve urination

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Okinawa, Koki Ohama said his water sports and barbeque business in the major city of Naha would suffer from the storm.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Magyar posts a mixture of professional content and images portraying himself as a younger and more relatable leader, showing him partying, playing volleyball, flipping burgers at a restaurant, and enjoying water sports.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

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

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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