skateboard
- noun
- /ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd/
- As he went down the steps toward the cab, a boy on a skateboard swerved by.
He's standing on a skateboard to lift the the weight.
- He's standing on a skateboard to lift the the weight.
- Think about when you ride a bicycle or a skateboard or any other wheeled thing.
- And they were selling cheap, bigger skateboards.
Examples
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Let's grab another skateboard and do it again.
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Now, what are you doing with my skateboard?
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This might be the electric skateboard that you want.
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But the best thing about this skateboard is that it can do both.
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I think we should start a skateboard team, man.
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So this is an electric skateboard and it uses a remote.
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Stilts sets his skateboard on the street and rolls it toward Nick.
Fiction book (1993) -
In town, when the summer light came, children undulated through the streets on skateboards.
Fiction book (1999) -
He rode his skateboard down the street, performing tricks along the way.
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After school, the kids gathered at the park to practice on their skateboards.
Synonyms
A board that floats above the ground in films and stories
A long skateboard used for cruising or riding downhill
A small two-wheeled board you ride by pushing one foot on the ground
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Morphology
Etymology
Skateboard comes from the two words skate and board. skate means 'to glide' like on ice and board means a flat piece of wood ('board'), so a skateboard is a 'board' you glide on that has wheels.