Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surf ski

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: sur-f s-ki
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Long narrow water craft (about 18 feet long) seating one person, propelled by paddling with a two-ended paddle and incorporating a small rudder controlled by foot levers. Designed for recreation or competition in surf, especially surf life saving, but only for going straight out and in, not for surfing across a wave like a wave ski.

Inflected Forms

surf skis (plural)

Questions

What does surf ski mean?: Long narrow water craft (about 18 feet long) seating one person, propelled by paddling with a two-ended paddle and incorporating a small rudder controlled by foot levers. Designed for recreation or competition in surf, especially surf life saving, but only for going straight out and in, not for surfing across a wave like a wave ski.

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