Meaning & use
wakeskating
Last updated
Meaning
noununcountablesport
The sport of riding a board similar to a skateboard on water, pulled by a motorboat, without bindings on your feet.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun; no plural form.
Patterns
- go wakeskating
- wakeskating competition
They spent the summer wakeskating on the lake.
Wakeskating requires good balance and strong core muscles.
He entered a wakeskating competition last year.
Common combinations
- go wakeskating
- We go wakeskating every weekend in July.
- wakeskating board
- He bought a new wakeskating board for his birthday.
- wakeskating competition
- She won the national wakeskating competition.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wakeboarding
- Similar sport but the rider's feet are strapped to the board; wakeskating uses no bindings.
Word family
- wakeskate verb
- To ride a wakeskate.
- wakeskater noun
- A person who does wakeskating.
Commonly confused: wakeskating or wakeboarding?
wakeskating vs wakeboarding
Wakeboarding uses bindings to attach your feet to the board; wakeskating does not, so it feels more like skateboarding on water.
Practice
Which sport involves riding a board on water without bindings, pulled by a boat?
Choose one answer.
Wakeskating is specifically done without bindings, unlike wakeboarding where feet are strapped in. Surfing and water skiing are different sports with different equipment.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “wakeskating”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.