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

These are ventures — often one-person crusades — that celebrate fast food, Finnish folk art, Skid Row, skateboarding, vertebrate zoology and more.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think it helped to create our sport, skateboarding and action sports, in general, as a genre of games. It definitely got a lot more people interested in skating itself,” Hawk said.

From Los Angeles Times

Even though he officially retired from competition more than two decades ago, skateboarding legend and entrepreneur Tony Hawk seems to be everywhere these days.

From Los Angeles Times