water ski

noun, plural wa·ter skis or, sometimes, wa·ter ski.
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

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wa·ter-ski

[waw-ter-skee, wot-er-]
verb (used without object), wa·ter-skied, wa·ter-ski·ing.
to plane over water on water skis or a water ski by grasping a towing rope pulled by a speedboat.

wa·ter-ski·er, noun
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water-ski
 
n
1.  a type of ski used for planing or gliding over water
 
vb , -skis, -skiing, -skied, -ski'd
2.  (intr) to ride over water on a water-ski or water-skis while holding a rope towed by a speedboat
 
'water-skier
 
n
 
'water-skiing
 
n

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water-ski
1931 (n.), 1953 (v.), from water (n.1) + ski.
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