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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kneeboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
knee-board
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.

noun

A clipboard carried in the lap of an airplane pilot, on which basic flight data is recorded.

noun

A short wakeboard designed to be ridden in the kneeling position.

verb

to surf or water-ski using a kneeboard

Etymology

From knee + board.

Inflected Forms

kneeboards (plural) kneeboards (present, singular) kneeboarding (participle, present) kneeboarded (participle, past) kneeboarded (past)

Derived Forms

kneeboarder kneeboarding

Frequently Paired Words

footboard handboard headboard wakeboard

Questions

What does kneeboard mean?
A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
Where does kneeboard come from?
From knee + board.

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