jet ski en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
A genericized trademark of Jet Ski. By surface analysis, jet + ski.
Meanings
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A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.
"Jet ski" is actually Kawasaki's name for their PWC (personal water craft) models, but like hoovers and speedos has become genericised.
2006 October, “Gimme Fuel: High Octane Advise for Buying a Ski”, in Tracks magazine, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jet-ski | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jet skis | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jetski | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Synonyms
personal water craft · waverunner · PWC · water scooter · aquabike
Translations (39)
az su skuteri (small motorized water craft) · fr jet ski (small motorized water craft) · ru водный мотоцикл (small motorized water craft) · ko 제트 스키 (small motorized water craft) · be водны матацыкл (small motorized water craft) · fr motomarine (small motorized water craft) · fr moto aquatique (small motorized water craft) · nb vannscooter (small motorized water craft) · he אוֹפַנּוֹעַ יָם (small motorized water craft) · be гідрацыкл (small motorized water craft) · yue 水上摩托 (small motorized water craft) · it moto d'acqua (small motorized water craft) · cmn 水上摩托车 (small motorized water craft) · es moto de agua (small motorized water craft) · cmn 水上摩托 (small motorized water craft) · uk скутер (small motorized water craft) · da jetski (small motorized water craft) · hi जेट स्की (small motorized water craft) · it scooter acquatico (small motorized water craft) · ru гидроци́кл (small motorized water craft) · fr scooter des mers (small motorized water craft) · sv vattenskoter (small motorized water craft) · tr deniz motosikleti (small motorized water craft) · ja ジェットスキー (small motorized water craft) · ar جِيت سْكِي (small motorized water craft) · de Wassermotorrad (small motorized water craft) · tr su kızağı (small motorized water craft) · it acquascooter (small motorized water craft) · az su motosikleti (small motorized water craft) · tr deniz motoru (small motorized water craft) · pl skuter wodny (small motorized water craft) · pt jet ski (small motorized water craft) · ar دَرَّاجَة مَائِيَّة (small motorized water craft) · nl jetski (small motorized water craft) · el τζετ σκι (small motorized water craft) · da vandscooter (small motorized water craft) · es jet ski (yetski) (small motorized water craft) · es moto acuática (small motorized water craft) · fi vesiskootteri (small motorized water craft)