skateboard

[skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.

verb (used without object)

to ride a skateboard.

Origin of skateboard

First recorded in 1960–65; skate¹ + board

Related formsskate·board·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for skateboard

Contemporary Examples of skateboard

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British Dictionary definitions for skateboard

skateboard

noun

a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up

verb

(intr) to ride on a skateboard

Derived Formsskateboarder, nounskateboarding, noun

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Word Origin and History for skateboard

1964, noun and verb, from skate (v.) on model of surfboard. The phenomenon began c.1963 in southern California and was nationwide the following summer.

Skateboarding requires only a tapered piece of wood flexibly mounted on roller-skate wheels and a stretch of pavement -- preferably downhill and away from traffic. ["Life," June 5, 1964]