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surfboard

surfboard

45 1.6
A long narrow board that floats on the sea for riding waves
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrfˌbɔrd/
translation icon : tabla de surf
  • After careful instruction, she finally stood up on her surfboard for the first time, riding the waves.
  • design a surfboard
  • motorized surfboard

You're in the water, you got shorts, warm water, surfboard, need nothing.

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Examples

  • There was a huge surfboard propped up at a low angle against the cave wall.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Also, they do have free surfboards for their hotel guests.

  • So this surfboard, you can see it, it's super cool.

  • My mother gave me a surfboard just before she passed away.

  • Who wants a free surfboard?

  • I have a friend who has a surfboard and I borrow their surfboard when I want to surf.

  • It's like a surfboard on a hydrofoil.

  • You're in the water, you got shorts, warm water, surfboard, need nothing.

  • His hand reaches out and absently strokes a surfboard lying next to him.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Utah, wearing a wetsuit, stands beside his surfboard, craning forward to get a better look.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

longboard
vssurfboard
1 3.5

A large surfboard used to ride waves and make smooth turns

is a long, narrow, buoyant board for riding on wave surfaces

How Long

paddleboard
1 3.6
longboard
1 3.5
surfboard
45 1.6

Surface Forms

surfboard singular
surfboards plural

Morphology

surfboard = surf + board (transparent) = surf + board

Clear compound of 'surf' + 'board'; learners can infer it denotes a board used for surfing.

Etymology

The word surfboard joins surf ('the breaking sea waves') and board ('a flat piece of wood'). So a surfboard is the flat board you stand or lie on to ride the 'surf'.