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water skiing

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The sport of riding on water skis, whilst being towed by a motorboat.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of water ski

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ջրադահուկային սպորտ (ǰradahukayin sport) — water sport
  • Armenian: ջրադահուկ (ǰradahuk) — water sport
  • Basque: uretako eski — water sport
  • Catalan: esquí aquàtic — water sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑水 (huáshuǐ) — water sport
  • Czech: vodní lyžování — water sport
  • Finnish: vesihiihto — water sport
  • French: ski nautique — water sport
  • Galician: esquí acuático — water sport
  • Georgian: წყლის თხილამურები (c̣q̇lis txilamurebi) — water sport
  • Georgian: წყლის თხილამურებით სრიალი (c̣q̇lis txilamurebit sriali) — water sport
  • German: Wasserski — water sport
  • Italian: sci nautico — water sport
  • Japanese: 水上スキー (suijō sukī) — water sport
  • Macedonian: скијање на вода (skijanje na voda) — water sport
  • Polish: narciarstwo wodne — water sport
  • Portuguese: esqui aquático — water sport
  • Romanian: schi nautic — water sport
  • Romanian: schiere pe apă — water sport
  • Russian: воднолы́жный спорт (vodnolýžnyj sport) — water sport
  • Russian: во́дные лы́жи (vódnyje lýži) — water sport
  • Spanish: esquí acuático — water sport
  • Swedish: vattenskidåkning — water sport
  • Turkish: su kayağı — water sport