snowboard

American  

[snoh-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈsnoʊˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.

   Make sure the dimensions of your snowboard meet the competition requirements.

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verb (used without object)

1. to ride a snowboard.

   Of all the places I snowboarded last winter, my favorite was Mammoth Mountain.

snowboard British  

/ ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a shaped board, resembling a skateboard without wheels, on which a person can stand to slide across snow

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Other Word Forms

• snowboarder noun
• snowboarding noun

Etymology

Origin of snowboard

First recorded in 1980–85; snow + board

Example Sentences

She already has her own Mia Brookes CAPiTA snowboard, and a boots line with Vans.

From BBC

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won snowboard cross mixed team gold to secure Team GB's first ever Winter Olympic title on snow.

From BBC

Gritting through a shoulder injury, Kim was graceful in defeat when the two-time gold medalist in snowboard halfpipe took silver and celebrated the teenager who beat her.

From The Wall Street Journal

American Chloe Kim washed out on her final run, falling short of a historic third consecutive snowboard gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

Historically, alongside the ski and snowboard programme and that of curling, it has been one of Great Britain's highest-funded winter sports.

From BBC