waterskiing
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌskiːɪŋ/
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esquí acuático
- The beautiful 343-suite hotel is nestled among tropical palm and Casuarina trees, where friends can enjoy crystal-clear Caribbean waters and a near-endless variety of marine life and local attractions, including waterskiing, snorkeling, and local shopping.
- waterskiing and skiing
- waterskiing and swimming
- waterskiing and fishing
Examples
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The 47 miles of Atlantic shoreline create an abundance of watersports options, including fishing, diving, snorkeling, waterskiing, and jet-skiing.
Academic text (1993) -
The West offers little if you don't like waterskiing or lying in the sun.
Fiction book (1993) -
-She broke her leg waterskiing.
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Mr. Taylor said they could visit the museum at Blue Mountain, maybe even go waterskiing.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then, four months before he died, Eugene lost his only son in a waterskiing accident.
Fiction book (2002) -
We'll go waterskiing, okay?
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My childhood summer days were taken up with swimming, waterskiing, rowing boats over to the woods, fishing, and reading.
Academic text (2011) -
Waterskiing and tubing are now restricted to Sparrow Lake, which lies between Lock 42 and Lock 43 at Swift Rapids.
Blog text (24) -
If your family prefers boating instead of hiking, take them out on the Jordanelle Reservoir for an afternoon of wakeboarding, waterskiing, or tubing.
Blog text (26) -
During the summer, my friends and I love waterskiing behind the motorboat on the lake.
Synonyms
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A sport where a motorboat pulls a person on skis across water
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An activity of standing on two long boards on water while a boat pulls you
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Morphology
Etymology
The word waterskiing comes from water + ski + the ending -ing, so it literally means 'skis on water'. That's why waterskiing is the sport of moving across water on skis while a boat pulls you.