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sailboard

[ seyl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

  1. a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
  2. a small, flat, single-masted sailboat, usually having no cockpit.


sailboard

/ ˈseɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. the craft used for windsurfing, consisting of a moulded board like a surfboard, to which a mast bearing a single sail is attached by a swivel joint
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of sailboard1

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; sail + board

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