aquashow

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English

Etymology

From aqua- +‎ show.

Noun

aquashow (plural aquashows)

  1. A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
    • 1955 February, Boys' Life, volume 45, number 2, page 17:
      "If that thermometer keeps climbing, we can turn this rink into a swimming pool and hold an aquashow." He was talking about the snow castle and ice rink Dartmouth College students were building for their outdoor evening show.
    • 1962, Laws of the State of New York, page 360:
      Performances and concerts as used in this definition shall not include circuses, ice shows, aquashows or motion pictures []
    • 1976, Eric Simms, Birds of the air, page 45:
      Today visitors gather in Cypress Gardens near Winterhaven for the aquashows and to watch long-limbed girls in bikinis.
    • 1996, The Pillar Monthly, volume 97, numbers 6-11, page 138:
      During that summer the city was entertaining the residents by staging aquashows featuring many beautiful girls, displaying their talents and water prowess in the staged water ballets.