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🏂 To slide on sand 🏂 A sliding board
sandboard

sandboard

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A board for sliding down sand dunes like a snowboard
  • noun
  • /ˈsændbɔrd/
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  • At the beach, many people use a sandboard to glide down the steep dunes.

Examples

  • Tourists rented a sandboard to experience the thrill of sliding down the sandy hills.

  • He bought a new sandboard for his trip to the desert.

  • He learned to ride a sandboard on the desert dunes.

  • The shop offers lessons for beginners who want to try sandboarding for the first time.

  • The sandboard glided smoothly down the dune.

  • He bought a sandboard before his trip to the desert to have fun sliding down the sandy hills.

  • Using a sandboard requires balance and skill to navigate the slopes of a sand dune.

Surface Forms

sandboard singular
sandboards plural

Morphology

sandboard = sand + board (transparent) = sand + board

The noun is a straightforward compound of 'sand' + 'board'; learners can infer a board used on sand from the parts.

Etymology

Sandboard is made from the two simple words sand and board, where sand means 'small grains on beaches or in deserts' and board means 'a flat thing you stand or sit on'. So a sandboard is a board made for sliding on sand.