water scooter

Personal watercraft vehicle

A water scooter is a small motorized watercraft ridden like a motorcycle, with the rider sitting or standing astride it.

Also called a jet ski or personal watercraft: They rented water scooters and raced across the bay.

The term can also refer to a kick scooter with floats, propelled by standing and pumping on shallow water.

Related

impeller · two-stroke engine · motorboat · engine · life jacket · ride · wakeboarding · stand-up · wave runner · hydroplane · rev · wake · jet propulsion · jet boat · bounce · splash zone · skimming · tow

Opposites
terrain/medium of operation

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Motor vehicle for snow

ATV · dirt bike · all-terrain vehicle · motorcycle · dune buggy

propulsion method

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Enclosed single-person watercraft

canoe · rowboat · paddleboard · sailboat · windsurfer

vessel size/capacity

water scootercruise ship

Pleasure voyage vessel

ocean liner · aircraft carrier · supertanker · yacht · cabin cruiser

Family

water, scoot, waterfall, scooter, personal watercraft, waterside

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G