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skateboard
[ skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd ]
noun
- 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)
- to ride a skateboard:
She skateboarded during her lunch break nearly every day.
skateboard
/ ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd /
noun
- a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up
verb
- intr to ride on a skateboard
Derived Forms
- ˈskateˌboarding, noun
- ˈskateˌboarder, noun
Other Words From
- skateboarder noun
- skateboarding noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of skateboard1
Example Sentences
That came after American skateboarder Nyjah Huston criticised the quality of his medal, posting a video of the bronze he won in the men's street skateboarding that appeared discoloured and chipped.
Two Riverside police officers are facing charges after a viral video surfaced last month showing an officer smashing a resident’s skateboard while another officer looks on.
The young James loved "fishing, music and his skateboard," she says.
Prized artworks and sports memorabilia, including painted skateboards, as well as a novel manuscript.
The Riverside Police Department has launched an investigation after a video surfaced showing one of its officers reportedly destroying a person’s skateboard while they were not home.
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