skateboard

[ skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, fiberglass, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance on the part of the rider than ordinary roller skates do:

   Skateboards were pretty “primitive” back in the sixties.

verb (used without object)

1. to ride a skateboard:

   She skateboarded during her lunch break nearly every day.

skateboard

/ ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up

verb

1. intr to ride on a skateboard

Derived Forms

• ˈskateˌboarding, noun
• ˈskateˌboarder, noun

Other Words From

• skateboarder noun
• skateboarding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of skateboard¹

First recorded in 1960–65; skate ¹ + board

Example Sentences

“He was riding a skateboard and he was all happy. He was measuring the drapes here,” Adams said.

From Salon

Williams and Hugo helped to evolve rap and hip-hop from blinged-out models-and-bottles posturing to something cooler and more alternative, infusing skateboard style and rock influences into their music and fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

Riley, son of skateboard great Tony Hawk, and Frances Bean, the only child of Courtney Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, welcomed a baby boy in September, they announced in matching Instagram posts over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I’ll hop on my skateboard and skate back to my car.

From Los Angeles Times

Shontel Anestasia holds onto her skateboard.

From Los Angeles Times