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skateboard.

A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/General-American
  1. A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

    She's been riding skateboards since she was eight years old.
  2. A skateboard vehicle chassis: a chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (i.e. batteries), forming the vehicular base; an instance of this format.

    A new crossover model will arrive next year and will be based on an existing skateboard.
Where this word comes from

From skate + board. The foot-treadable skateboard sense (noun sense 1) came first (mid-20th century). The vehicle chassis sense (noun sense 2) was named for its resemblance thereto (late 20th or early 21st century).

verb/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskeɪt.bɔɹd/General-American
  1. To use a skateboard.

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Where this word comes from

From skate + board. The foot-treadable skateboard sense (noun sense 1) came first (mid-20th century). The vehicle chassis sense (noun sense 2) was named for its resemblance thereto (late 20th or early 21st century).

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