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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sailboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sail-board
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.

verb

To practice the sport of using a sailboard.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English sail Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English sailboard From sail + board.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sailboards (plural) sailboards (present, singular) sailboarding (participle, present) sailboarded (participle, past) sailboarded (past)

Derived Forms

sailboarder

Synonyms

windsurf board windsurf

Questions

What does sailboard mean?
A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.
Where does sailboard come from?
Etymology tree English sail Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English sailboard From sail + board.

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