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aqua-|ˈækwə|
L. aqua ‘water’ used as a combining form or quasi-adj., esp. in expressions referring to aquatic entertainment; aquacade |ˈækwəkeɪd| U.S. [-cade], an elaborate display of aquatic events and turns.
1887Gentl. Mag. June 549 When the ‘Théâtre Nautique’ first opened its doors the bill presented..a three act aqua-drama of Chinese life, entitled ‘Kao-Kang’. 1930Birmingham Post 28 Feb. 8 A daring new aquatic sport introduced at Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.A.—riding in an ‘aqua-glider’ fitted with an aeroplane wing and attached to a speed boat. 1935A. P. Herbert What a Word! v. 164 Every week some new thing is flung into the news..Cinema, vitamin..—and, I regret to say, television and aquadrome—here are only a few. 1936London Transport, Country Walks, 1st Ser., A big lake set with wooded eyots, the Aquadrome is really an old ballast pit. 1937Daily Progress (Charlotteville, Va.) 16 Nov. 6/5 Billy Rose, the little man who creates big shows, is pictured with Eleanor Holm Jarrett, his star of the Cleveland aquacade. 1949R. Graves Seven Days in New Crete xx. 248 Several naked girls slipped into the pool and swam languidly around like a Hollywood aquacade. 1952Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 17 Aqua show..Aquatic turns are performed in tanks on the stage or in suitable settings according to the size of the theatre. 1961Daily Mail 12 Sept. 13/2 Mr. B. is running an ‘aqua-camp’... He has bought a 16 ft. cabin cruiser..for use by the campers, who bring canoes and diving equipment. |