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shortboard

British  
/ ˈʃɔːtˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a type of surfboard that is shorter than standard

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Friends carry professional surfer Potira Nascimento, of Brazil, up the beach as she celebrates her first-place victory in the women’s shortboard final.

From Los Angeles Times

Sidy Camara, of Senegal, celebrates winning first place in the men’s shortboard final.

From Los Angeles Times

Carissa Moore, 28, introduced the world to surfing at the Olympics and she won gold for the U.S. in the women’s shortboard.

From Fox News

Moore won the women’s shortboard event in the sport’s Olympics debut.

From Fox News

During the Olympics, he plans to edit primarily in the sport of rowing, but he recently branched out by writing a page for Ella Williams, a New Zealand surfer who is set to compete in the inaugural shortboard surfing competition at the Tokyo Games.

From Slate