wakeboard

American

[wayk-bawrd] / ˈweɪkˌbɔrd /

noun

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.

verb (used without object)

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. )

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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

The wakeboard boat was tied to the back side of the houseboat, parallel to the bigger boat, the anchor lines from the houseboat running about six feet above the smaller vessel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

Paddle, sail, swim, water ski, row, wakeboard, scuba dive, whitewater kayak, windsurf, kiteboard.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 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

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

Sure, Jet Skis, motorboats and wakeboards are thrilling amusements.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 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

An in-deck locker between the helm and passenger seats holds skis and wakeboards.

From Time Magazine Archive

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