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water ski

–noun
a ski on which to water-ski, designed to plane over water: it is shorter and broader than the ski used on snow.

Origin:
1930–35

wa⋅ter-ski

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

water-skier, noun
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water ski or water·ski   (wô'tər-skē', wŏt'ər-)
n.  A broad ski used for skiing on water.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

water-ski 
1931 (n.), 1953 (v.), from water (n.1) + ski.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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