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surfboard

[surf-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

  1. a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.



verb (used without object)

  1. to ride a surfboard.

surfboard

/ ˈɜːˌɔː /

noun

  1. a long narrow board used in surfing

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of surfboard1

First recorded in 1820–30; surf + board
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Example Sentences

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Brian Wilson walked into his manager’s Beverly Hills office looking fit enough to be hanging 10 on a surfboard, something he immortalized in the old Beach Boys songs.

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He didn’t invent the car or the surfboard.

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Andrew was the first to get caught, he had stayed out on the water while his brother went ashore to get a different surfboard.

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Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the weekend managed to get only a sample of his surfboard.

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Next will be a book of his vintage surfboard collection, he predicts.

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