wakeboard

American  

[weyk-bawrd] / ˈweɪkˌbɔrd /

noun

wakeboards plural

1. a short board on which a person stands, with feet secured, while being towed behind a motorboat, especially in such a way as to cross back and forth over the boat’s wake.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in the sport of riding on a short board while being towed behind a motorboat.

   I was wakeboarding yesterday and took a spill, hitting my head on the water at just over 25 mph.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wakeboards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wakeboard

First recorded in 1960–65; wake ² ( def. ) + board ( def. )

Example Sentences

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After quitting the sport, Vonn focused on her foundation and business as well as learning to flyboard, wakeboard and play tennis.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025

“Watching Kyle rip on a wakeboard or surfboard or ski or whatever it was, it was astonishing to watch,” said 28-year-old Whitney Gardner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

“Especially for the water sports market, heavier boats means that you can throw a wake for somebody to wakeboard behind.”

From The Verge ● Mar. 3, 2022

The summer camp’s owner specially adjusts a wakeboard to fit around Kyle’s injured leg.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2018

June 28; Pro/Am wakeboard contest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2013

Lake Washington may hit the spot for a daily dip, but the stillness of an alpine lake far from the din of water skis, wakeboards and pleasure craft is a restorative tonic.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

Of course we sit on the backs of two-thousand-pound animals and order them around; of course we strap ourselves to wakeboards and kites in fifteen-knot winds.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 13, 2019

Surfers rejoice: United Airlines is trying to win over wave riders by waiving the usual service fees for checking surfboards, paddle boards and wakeboards on all flights in and out of the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2018

Coco Beach: Plastic flamingos hang on the walls, folding beach chairs surround tables shaped like wakeboards and a life-size cutout of David Hasselhoff greets new arrivals at Coco Beach, the new addition above Little Coco's.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2018

Seattle, Wash.? Evogear launched its affiliate program with Commission Junction in order to expose a wider audience to its product offering of streetwear, snowboards, skis, wakeboards, and accessories.

From Time Magazine Archive