sailboard

[ seyl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈseɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.

a small, flat, single-masted sailboat, usually having no cockpit.

Nearby words

sail into, sail plan, sail through, sail under false colors, sail-over, sailboard, sailboarding, sailboat, sailcloth, sailer, sailfish

Origin of sailboard

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

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British Dictionary definitions for sailboard

sailboard

/ (ˈseɪlˌbɔːd) /

noun

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

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