waterskiing

[waw-ter-skee-ing, wot-er-]

noun

1. the sport of planing over water on water skis or a single water ski while grasping a tow rope pulled by a speedboat.

   Waterskiing can be both challenging and fun, but it's important to have good equipment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterskiing¹

First recorded in 1910–15; waterski ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

“We’d go out fishing for a while, and then it would get hot, and Dad would say, ‘Kids, let’s go waterskiing.’”

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Both women were encouraged by their fathers to take up sports such as waterskiing and dirt-biking and learn how to maneuver various types of vehicles from a young age.

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In 2017, Khaled documented a waterskiing accident he was involved in that also left him injured.

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In Old Town Alexandria, a man wearing a waterproof Santa suit lowered his skis into the frigid Potomac River on Saturday for an annual Waterskiing Santa event.

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In the 1950s and 60s, when the Salton Sea was much less salty, it attracted tourists who fished and went boating and waterskiing.

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