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snowboard.

A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/General-American
  1. A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English snowboard From snow + board.

verb/ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/General-American
  1. To ride a snowboard.

    intransitive
  2. To travel over (a slope etc.) on a snowboard.

    transitive
    I have snowboarded this slope a dozen times.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English snowboard From snow + board.

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