jet ski

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jet ski

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A genericized trademark of Jet Ski. By surface analysis, jet + ski.

noun jet skis · jetski · jet-ski

  1. 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.

    Similar: PWC, personal water craft, water scooter, aquabike, waverunner

verb jet skis · jet skiing · jet skied · jetski · jet-ski

  1. intransitive To ride on a jet ski.

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noun small motorized water craft

Españoljet ski (yetski), moto de agua, moto acuática
한국어제트 스키 jeteu seuki
日本語ジェットスキー jettosukī
中文水上摩托 shuǐ shàng mó tuō, 水上摩托车 shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē
हिन्दीजेट स्की jeṭ skī
Portuguêsjet ski
Françaisjet ski, motomarine, moto aquatique, scooter des mers
DeutschWassermotorrad
Italianomoto d'acqua, acquascooter, scooter acquatico
Ελληνικάτζετ σκι tzet ski
Русскийгидроци́кл gidrocíkl, водный мотоцикл vodnyj motocikl
العربيةدَرَّاجَة مَائِيَّة darrāja māʔiyya, جِيت سْكِي jīt skī
עבריתאוֹפַנּוֹעַ יָם ofanóa' yam

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@misc{jet_ski_2026,
  title = {jet ski},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jet%20ski},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}