WATER SLIDE Definition & Meaning

water slide

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noun

a wet slide that ends in a pool or other area of water, especially a long, twisting slide or chute at a water park:
I like the water slides where you ride down on a tube, but my favorites are the ones you just sit directly on.

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Origin of water slide¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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Jane Wickline appeared in the water slide sketch as the only voice of reason and in a “Weekend Update” segment, playing piano and singing about staying overnight at a party that has long since stopped being a party.

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“I went to a water slide party yesterday with my kids and my wife, and I realized how I’m not part of the dad crew because I’m out of town a lot,” he said.

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“When welding the water slide, a fire started which then spread to the rest of the building. The fire spread quickly and caused great destruction,” the Goteborgs-Posten newspaper said, quoting a police report.

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When it’s wet, it turns into what Coffey calls a “slimy clay” that can turn as slick as a water slide.

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The city is home to 32 public parks and a gorgeous community center, complete with child care, gym, spin classes, tanning booth and water slide.

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