paddleboard

[ pad-l-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈpæd lˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, used chiefly in surfing and often in lifesaving.

Nearby words

paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddleball, paddleboard, paddleboat, paddlefish, paddock, paddock-basher, paddy

Origin of paddleboard

First recorded in 1780–90; paddle¹ + board

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Examples from the Web for paddleboard

I work out, I paddleboard, play tennis, I chip away, trying to keep up.
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British Dictionary definitions for paddleboard

paddleboard

/ (ˈpædəlˌbɔːd) /

noun

a long narrow surfboard

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