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单词 jet ski
释义

jet skin.

Brit. /ˈdʒɛt skiː/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛt ˌski/
Forms: also with capital initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jet n.3, ski n.
Etymology: < jet n.3 + ski n.
I. Compounds.
1. attributive. Of or designating a jet-propelled aircraft equipped with skis (ski n. b). Now rare.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [adjective] > type of jet aircraft
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wide-body1967
wide-bodied1970
1948 Chicago Tribune 29 Dec. (heading) 3/3 Jet-ski plane saves 12 from Greenland ice.
1952 Chicago 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.
1953 N.Y. Times 11 Oct. xx. 10/5 Other immediate developments on the future horizon of flight include..high-speed jet ski seaplanes.
II. Simple uses.
2. 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.A proprietary name in the United States.
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1961 Los Angeles Times 15 Jan. c50/5 (advt.) Brand-new Turbocraft jet ski & run-about inboard boat at distributor's cost.
1963 N.Y. Times 7 Apr. s9/7 (advt.) Fabulous 18' jet ski boats..luxury runabouts to please the most discriminating.
1974 Washington 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.
1988 Toronto Sun 13 Apr. 16 (caption) Horseplay on a jet-ski in the Atlantic Ocean.
2001 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze 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.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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