aquashow

English

Etymology

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.