water ski
noun
,
plural
water skis
or, sometimes,
water ski.
1.
a ski on which to water-ski, designed to plane over water: it is shorter and broader than the skis used on snow.
Origin
1930-35
water-ski
[
waw
-ter-skee,
wot
-er-]
/ˈwɔ tərˌski, ˈwɒt ər-/
verb (used without object)
,
water-skied,
water-skiing.
1.
to plane over water on water skis or a water ski by grasping a towing rope pulled by a speedboat.
Related forms
water-skier,
noun
Examples from the web for
water ski
Race course markers including
water ski
and slalom markers.
Two possible applications are
water ski
jumping and motorcycle stunts.
British Dictionary definitions for
water ski
water-ski
noun
1.
a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water
verb
-skis,
-skiing,
-skied,
-ski'd
2.
(
intransitive
) to ride over water on a water-ski or water-skis while holding a rope towed by a speedboat
Derived Forms
water-skier,
noun
water-skiing,
noun
Word Origin and History for
water ski
water-ski
n.
1931, from
water
(n.1) +
ski
(n.). As a verb from 1953.