Home › Words › A › aquathlonaquathlon/əˈkwæθlɑn/aquathlon means A swimming-and-running race.aquathlon is pronounced /əˈkwæθlɑn/.EtymologyFrom aqua- + -athlon.nounA swimming-and-running race.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.duathlon 72% match — An athletic contest consisting of running and cycling. vs aquathlon →duathlete 63% match — An athlete who takes part in a duathlon vs aquathlon →triathlete 61% match — An athlete who competes in the triathlon. vs aquathlon →aquatics 61% match — Sports involving water. vs aquathlon →decathlon 58% match — An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. vs aquathlon →athlete 57% match — A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. vs aquathlon →athletics 57% match — A group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking. vs aquathlon →pentathlum 57% match — pentathlon vs aquathlon →