snowboard

noun

snow·​board ˈsnō-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce snowboard (audio)
: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position downhill over snow
snowboard intransitive verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

Examples of snowboard in a Sentence

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Ski and snowboard rentals cost $26.73 each Monday through Thursday, $53.45 each Friday through Sunday and $64.14 each during the Christmas/New Year's, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day holiday periods. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024 Copper Mountain, long a fixture on the ski and snowboard halfpipe circuit with its annual U.S. Grand Prix in December, is adding a nighttime X Games Street Style pro event to be held concurrently with the Grand Prix. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2024 But, culturally, the buzzing city and sleepy ski resort seem worlds apart—which is exactly why we were stoked to host our 2025 snowboard test between the two. Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024 Ski 17 different slopes, snowboard on two terrain parks, or go tubing down a 750 foot run. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowboard was in 1981

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“Snowboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowboard. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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snowboard

noun
snow·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce snowboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position over snow
snowboard verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

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