Definition

1. Noun:
   • The sport or activity of skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat: "Water-skiing" refers to the recreational or competitive activity where a person, wearing skis, glides on the surface of a body of water while being pulled by a motorboat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We tried water-skiing on the lake last summer.
  • Her favorite part of the vacation was the water-skiing.
  • Safety is important in water-skiing.

Advanced Usage

• As a gerund/activity noun: The word is commonly used to name the activity itself.
  • Water-skiing requires good balance.
• In compound nouns: It can form part of terms specifying equipment or styles, though these are distinct compounds.
  • The water-skiing competition was intense. (Here, "water-skiing" acts as a modifier for "competition").

Variants and Related Words

• Water-ski (verb): To engage in the activity of water-skiing.
  • He learned to water-ski when he was ten.
• Water-skier (noun): A person who water-skis.
  • The water-skier performed an impressive jump.
• Skiing (noun): The general activity or sport of moving over snow or water on skis.

Synonyms

• Aquaplaning (in some contexts, though technically different): The sport of riding on a flat board (a planing board) over water.
• Towed watersport: A broader category including activities like wakeboarding.

Related Phrases

• To go water-skiing: The common phrase for participating in the activity.
  • They plan to go water-skiing this weekend.

Noun

1. skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat