water scooter

3.2

A small motor boat you ride like a scooter on water

noun
/ˈwɔːtər ˈskuːtər/

: moto de agua

Tourists enjoyed racing across the lake on a water scooter during their summer vacation.

Examples

Riding a water scooter can be exhilarating but safety precautions are important.
He rented a water scooter at the beach to explore the coastline.
She loves riding her water scooter on sunny days.
The water scooters are parked by the beach.
He rented a water scooter to explore the beautiful coastline during his vacation.
Children laughed as they took turns riding the water scooter on the lake.
She felt the thrill of speed as she zipped across the waves on her new water scooter.

Synonyms

watercraft

vswater scooter

4 3.9

A boat or ship that carries people and things on water

is a specific small motorized recreational craft rather than a general vessel

scooter

vswater scooter

1 4.6

A small motorboat with a low, narrow body for short trips

is designed to be ridden like a small personal vehicle for water recreation

sea scooter

vswater scooter

4.9

A small motor boat for one person to ride on water

is the same device but called by a different common name

How Fast

speedboat

27 2.4

water scooter

3.2

motorboat

12 2.7

rowboat

21 1.0

Surface Forms

water scooter singular

water scooters plural

Morphology

water + scooter

The compound meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'water' (a body of water) + 'scooter' (a small motorized vehicle), indicating a scooter intended for use on water. This straightforward noun-noun composition follows normal English compounding rules with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Water scooter comes from the two words water and scooter. Picture a small scooter riding on water, so the name helps you remember it means 'a small motorized craft you ride like a scooter on water'.