Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: long-board
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large surfboard, around 9 or 10 feet long with a wide nose.

noun

A large skateboard, measuring about 90 to 150 centimeters (3' to 5').

noun

Synonym of spine board.

verb

To travel by longboard.

Example Sentences

"In the past three weeks on Victoria's Surfcoast I've ridden my longboard probably 90% of the time as well. — Coastalwatch.com.au http://www.coastalwatch.com.au/news/news.aspx?newsId=55&newsType=admin&adType=news"

Etymology

From long + board.

Inflected Forms

longboards (plural) longboards (present, singular) longboarding (participle, present) longboarded (participle, past) longboarded (past)

Derived Forms

longboarder

Synonyms

spine board

Questions

What does longboard mean?: A large surfboard, around 9 or 10 feet long with a wide nose.
Where does longboard come from?: From long + board.

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