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bodyboard

British

/ ˈbɒdɪˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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Fall began surfing when he was nine, borrowing a bodyboard from his father, who was a swim teacher.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

"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

Its first board, the Beater, could ride like a surfboard or be used as a bodyboard or skimboard after taking off the fins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

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 jet skis chased him out on Sunday.

From Fox News • Oct. 11, 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

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