board sport

or board·sport

[ bawrd spawrt ]

noun

1. any sport for which a board is the sole or primary piece of equipment: the dozens of recognized board sports, which include surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and windsurfing, are generally classified as being performed on water, on pavement, on unpaved land, on snow, on sand, or in air:

   Your appetite for board sports can be satisfied year round, on land or sea!

Word History and Origins

Origin of board sport¹

First recorded in 1970–75; board ( def ) + sport ( def )

Example Sentences

At the time, Future Motion objected and said they were safe "when operated following basic safe riding principles common to any board sport".

From BBC

Last year, nearly six in 10 U.S. attacks involved someone engaging in a board sport.

From Washington Times

Last year, nearly six in 10 U.S. attacks involved someone engaging in a board sport.

From Seattle Times

Perhaps the only thing more improbable than what Stance has done in such a short time is where it's done it from — a nondescript industrial park on a San Clemente hillside, smack in the middle of a sockless stretch of Southern California coastline better known as the stamping grounds of the surf-and-sandal board sport brands.

From Los Angeles Times

Surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard etc. all have a central theme as Board Sport Retailers.

From Time Magazine Archive