boardsailing

[ bawrd-sey-ling, bohrd‑ ]

noun

1. the sport of sailing a boat that has no cockpit, as in windsurfing.

boardsailing

/ ˈbɔːdˌseɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for windsurfing

Derived Forms

• ˈboardˌsailor, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boardsailing¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

In and around Moscow last week, youngsters were boardsailing, skateboarding and hang gliding; practicing yoga, karate, kung fu and fad diets; exchanging Bruce Lee posters; disco dancing; listening to tapes of Diana Ross and ABBA; and going to see Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The craze for boardsailing, for example, has obliged Soviet citizens to build their own, a process that requires the painstaking application of layers of fiber glass over a homemade frame.

From Time Magazine Archive