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    Malibu board
    noun
    a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
  • malibu board
    malibu board
    noun
    a lightweight surfboard, usually having a fin

Malibu board

American  
[mal-uh-boo] / ˈmæl əˌbu /

noun

  1. a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.


malibu board British  
/ ˈmælɪbuː /

noun

  1. a lightweight surfboard, usually having a fin

"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

Etymology

Origin of Malibu board

First recorded in 1960–65; after Malibu Beach, Los Angeles Co., S California

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