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jet ski, n.
Brit. |ˈdʒɛt skiː|, U.S. |ˈdʒɛt ˌski|
Forms: also with capital initials.
[‹ jet n.3 + ski n.]
1. attrib. Of or designating a jet-propelled aircraft equipped with skis. Now rare.
1948Chicago Daily Tribune 29 Dec. (heading) 3/3 Jet-ski plane saves 12 from Greenland ice. 1952Chicago Sunday Tribune 11 May (Picture section) 4 (caption) Skiing jet. Aviation history was made in Alaska when this F-80 ‘Shooting Star’ jet fighter accomplished the first jet-ski take-off. 1953N.Y. Times 11 Oct. xx. 10/5 Other immediate developments on the future horizon of flight include..high-speed jet ski seaplanes.
2. A proprietary name for: a type of small jet-propelled craft which skims across water, designed to carry one or two passengers straddling it in a manner similar to a motorcycle or snowmobile.
1974Washington Post 16 May (Vacation Homes Suppl.) 4/1 Boats that will be made available to owners include: two sailboats, two jet ski boats, and two cabin cruisers. 1974Los Angeles Times 3 Oct. vii. 1/3 An ocean-going vehicle that resembles a snowmobile will be added to the lifeguards' equipment to aid them in ocean rescues. Called a Jet Ski, the device is a small motorized craft that can carry its driver through moderately choppy surf at speeds up to 35 m.p.h. 1988Toronto Sun 13 Apr. 16 (caption) Horseplay on a jet-ski in the Atlantic Ocean. 2000M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze (2001) xxxi. 347 She thought of the old Chinese proverb that said if you stood by a river long enough, you'd see your enemy float past. Davey would be on a jet ski. |