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snowboard

UK/ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/US/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/
nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,206 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: snowboards

A snowboard is a single wide board for sliding down snowy slopes. Learn to snowboard.

Both feet are fixed sideways, which is why it is harder to start and easier to progress than skiing. A snowboard was banned from most resorts until the 1990s.

Fusaki Iida · CC BY-SA 4.0

Definitions of snowboard

  1. 1nounsnowboardA single wide board for sliding down snowy slopes.B1+

    “The snowboard was hired for a week and used on two days.”

snowboard is a board.

Where it comes from

From snow + board.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

snowboard in the wild

  • A snowboard is a specially designed board used for the winter activity snowboarding, where the rider places both feet on a single board, typically secured with bindings.

    Snowboard

  • Unlike skis, which are used in pairs, a snowboard is a single, wider piece of equipment that allows the user to glide smoothly over snow-covered surfaces.

    Snowboard

  • The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding.

    International Ski and Snowboard Federation

  • The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams.

    Vans

  • Snowboard Kids, is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo 64.

    Snowboard Kids

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

  • snowboarding