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to sailboard

to sailboard

1 4.8
To ride a long narrow board with a sail on the water as a sport
  • verb
  • /ˈseɪlˌbɔrd/
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  • They spent the afternoon sailboarding and catching some waves.

Examples

  • Now, that the Romneys have a jet ski, or Kerry before him going sailboarding, does not make them elitist and out of touch.

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  • Many people enjoy sailboarding at the beach during the summer.

  • He decided to sailboard on the lake after taking lessons last weekend.

Synonyms

to windsurf
vsto sailboard
5 4.4

To stand on a board with a sail and use the wind to move across water

is the same sporting action but expressed with a different verb form
to windsurfing
vsto sailboard
3.4

To stand on a board with a sail and move across water using wind

is the same sporting action but named as the activity form

Surface Forms

sailboard infinitive
sailboarded past
sailboarded past participle
sailboarding present participle
sailboards third person singular

Etymology

Sailboard comes from the parts sail and board, so it literally means 'to use a board with a sail'. That is why to sailboard means to ride and control a sailboard, or in other words, to windsurf.