jet ski

See also: jetski and jet-ski

English

Alternative forms

jetski

Noun

jet ski (plural jet skis)

A small motorized water craft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.
2006: "Jet ski" is actually Kawasaki's name for their PWC (personal water craft) models, but like hoovers and speedos has become genericised. — Tracks magazine, Gimme Fuel: High Octane Advise for Buying a Ski, October 2006, page 154.

Synonyms

personal water craft

Translations

small motorized water craft

Finnish: vesiskootteri (fi)
German: Wassermotorrad (de) n
Hebrew: אוֹפַנּוֹעַ יָם‎ (he) m (ofanóa' yam)

Spanish: jet ski m, moto de agua f
Swedish: vattenskoter (sv)

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