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bodyboard

British  
/ ˈbɒdɪˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. Also called: boogie board.  a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than the standard board and on which the surfer lies rather than stands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"They told me that I will die," he says of his family's reaction to his taking his makeshift bodyboard to Praia do Norte, the beach where the biggest waves break.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

Tomas Abraham Butterfield headed into the Pacific Ocean with his wetsuit, fins and a bodyboard around 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022

But that didn’t stop the 69-year-old from returning to the waves in Huntington Beach on Sunday with his bodyboard — until lifeguards on jet skis chased him out.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021

That news will likely please surfers and beach-goers like Richard Beach, who returned to the waves in Huntington Beach with his bodyboard - until lifeguards on jet skis chased him out on Sunday.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2021

At one point, he told them they should just hold onto the bodyboard and float because they didn’t seem to be getting much closer to shore.

From Fox News • Jul. 16, 2021

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