wakeboard

[ weyk-bawrd ]

noun

1. a short board on which a person stands, with feet secured, while being towed behind a motorboat, especially in such a way as to cross back and forth over the boat’s wake.

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in the sport of riding on a short board while being towed behind a motorboat:

   I was wakeboarding yesterday and took a spill, hitting my head on the water at just over 25 mph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wakeboard¹

First recorded in 1960–65; wake ²( def ) + board ( def )