hoverboard
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈhʌvərbɔrd/
- Neologism
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hoverboard
- Two friends raced down the park path on their new hoverboards.
Examples
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I was walking through the mall, and a scientist walked up to me, a real Doc Brown type, and he asked if I wanted to be in a select group of kids to test hoverboard technology.
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The kid practiced tricks on his hoverboard in the driveway.
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The issue is that this hoverboard only runs on metal.
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No, after I fell off the hoverboard, life just took a turn.
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- May 31, 2013, and you're looking at the world's first ridable hoverboard.
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So I've seen a lot of last mile transportation fads in my day from Segways to scooters to hoverboards, Boosted boards.
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After school, my brother often rides his hoverboard around the neighborhood.
Synonyms
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5.5
An electric two-wheeled vehicle you stand on that balances itself
A small electric vehicle you stand on that balances on two wheels
A two-wheeled electric machine that balances itself and carries one person while you stand on it
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hoverboard for the electric device also uses hover ('float') and board ('a flat thing you stand on') because it was named after the floating boards from movies, which is a helpful way to remember the name even though the real device rolls on wheels and balances itself.