Phrase guide

jet ski

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: PWC, personal water craft, water scooter, aquabike, waverunner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: watercraft

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ride on a jet ski.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A genericized trademark of Jet Ski. By surface analysis, jet + ski.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرَّاجَة مَائِيَّة (darrāja māʔiyya) — small motorized water craft
  • Arabic: جِيت سْكِي (jīt skī) — small motorized water craft
  • Azerbaijani: su skuteri — small motorized water craft
  • Azerbaijani: su motosikleti — small motorized water craft
  • Belarusian: гідрацыкл (hidracykl) — small motorized water craft
  • Belarusian: водны матацыкл (vódny matacykl) — small motorized water craft
  • Chinese Cantonese: 水上摩托 (seoi2 soeng6 mo1 tok3) — small motorized water craft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水上摩托 (shuǐ shàng mó tuō) — small motorized water craft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水上摩托车 (shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē) — small motorized water craft
  • Danish: jetski — small motorized water craft
  • Danish: vandscooter — small motorized water craft
  • Dutch: jetski — small motorized water craft
  • Finnish: vesiskootteri — small motorized water craft
  • French: jet ski — small motorized water craft
  • French: motomarine — small motorized water craft
  • French: moto aquatique — small motorized water craft
  • French: scooter des mers — small motorized water craft
  • German: Wassermotorrad — small motorized water craft
  • Greek: τζετ σκι (tzet ski) — small motorized water craft
  • Hebrew: אוֹפַנּוֹעַ יָם (ofanóa' yam) — small motorized water craft
  • Hindi: जेट स्की (jeṭ skī) — small motorized water craft
  • Italian: moto d'acqua — small motorized water craft
  • Italian: acquascooter — small motorized water craft
  • Italian: scooter acquatico — small motorized water craft
  • Japanese: ジェットスキー (jettosukī) — small motorized water craft
  • Korean: 제트 스키 (jeteu seuki) — small motorized water craft
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vannscooter — small motorized water craft
  • Polish: skuter wodny — small motorized water craft
  • Portuguese: jet ski — small motorized water craft
  • Russian: гидроци́кл (gidrocíkl) — small motorized water craft
  • Russian: водный мотоцикл (vodnyj motocikl) — small motorized water craft
  • Spanish: jet ski (yetski) — small motorized water craft
  • Spanish: moto de agua — small motorized water craft
  • Spanish: moto acuática — small motorized water craft
  • Swedish: vattenskoter — small motorized water craft
  • Turkish: deniz motosikleti — small motorized water craft
  • Turkish: deniz motoru — small motorized water craft
  • Turkish: su kızağı — small motorized water craft
  • Ukrainian: скутер (skuter) — small motorized water craft
  • Danish: stå på jetski — to ride on a jet ski
  • Danish: køre på vandscooter — to ride on a jet ski
  • Danish: sejle vandscooter — to ride on a jet ski
  • Dutch: jetskiën — to ride on a jet ski
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøre vannscooter — to ride on a jet ski
  • Polish: jeździć skuterem wodnym — to ride on a jet ski