water skis

Lake surface gliders

Water skis are a pair of long, narrow boards strapped to the feet for gliding across water while being towed by a motorboat.

The skis are wider and shorter than snow skis, designed to plane on the surface.

To water-ski is to engage in the sport: We water-skied all afternoon on the lake.

activity

slalom

Ski race through gates

wakeboarding · kneeboarding · tubing · hydroplaning · cutting · spraying · pyramids · swivel · 180 · stepover

equipment

bindings

Things that secure together

handle · fins · keel · wetsuit · lifejacket · gloves · neoprene · polyurethane · hydrodynamic · rocker

Categories
Opposites
surface/medium

water skisskis

Snow-gliding footwear

alpine skis · roller skis

equipment design philosophy

water skiswakeboard

Towed aquatic sports platform

wakeboards · kneeboard · hydrofoil · water ski

element/terrain

water skisice skates

Blade-bottomed boots for rinks

snowboard · sled · toboggan

Family

water, ski, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, watershed, waterfall

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G