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skateboard

[skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

  1. a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, fiberglass, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance on the part of the rider than ordinary roller skates do.

    Skateboards were pretty “primitive” back in the sixties.



verb (used without object)

  1. to ride a skateboard.

    She skateboarded during her lunch break nearly every day.

skateboard

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to ride on a skateboard

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • skateboarder noun
  • skateboarding noun
  • ˈ첹ٱˌDz徱Բ noun
  • ˈ첹ٱˌDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skateboard1

First recorded in 1960–65; skate 1 + board
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Example Sentences

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Surveillance camera footage of the incident shows the men repeatedly punching her and striking her with a skateboard.

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Chad Rivera gingerly makes his way to the edge of what looks like an emptied out swimming pool, a lime-green skateboard in one hand, a white cane in the other.

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He loved nature, skateboarding and was a talented percussionist.

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Like the first time you try to ride a skateboard, and you’re scared — but someone holds your hand and helps you get going.

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You get to try swimming strokes, skateboarding, snowboarding, cycling.

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