paddleboard

American  

[pad-l-bawrd] / ˈpæd lˌbɔrd /

noun

• paddleboards
  plural

1. a board of variable size, similar to a surfboard in shape, used in any of various watersports that involve sitting, kneeling, lying, or standing on the board and propelling it with the hands or a paddle.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in any of various watersports that involve riding on a board similar in shape to a surfboard while propelling it with the hands or a paddle, depending on whether one is sitting, kneeling, lying, or standing.

   If you’re heading out to paddleboard for the first time, go to a place you’re familiar with, and go with a friend.

paddleboard British  

/ ˈpædəlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a long narrow surfboard

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• paddleboards
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of paddleboard

First recorded in 1780–90, for an earlier sense; 1930–35, for the current senses; paddle ¹ + board

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Example Sentences

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At this point, we just walk the beach, and maybe paddleboard around the pier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the weather cooperates, take to the sea by paddleboard or kayak, easy to rent from Sea Nantucket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

"I used to paddleboard a lot and I thought if I put a paddle on the end of a leg, it will basically replicate a foot."

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

With just five hours left on his honeymoon at the Radisson Blu resort in Poste Lafayette, South African finance executive Leonard Beukman, 29, decided to squeeze in a paddleboard session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Meanwhile I’m nailing the paddleboard between the two wheels while Alice and Miss Turner are building a wall outside the millhouse on which to lay the wheel shaft.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

In warmer weather, you can rent kayaks, wave runners and paddleboards or take a seasonal cruise aboard the Lake Lawn Queen; winter brings cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, ice fishing and sledding.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

TikTok and Instagram have seen an explosion of adventure cat content over the past few years - pets perched on paddleboards, scaling mountains or trotting on beaches.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

She says she now designs four-season mudrooms equipped for storing skis, golf gear, mountain bikes and paddleboards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

You can also rent kayaks or stand-up paddleboards from Cruise Castaic through Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

The resort’s marina offers e-bike, kayak, stand-up paddleboards and other watercraft rentals.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

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