Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
short-board
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

Etymology

From short + board. Such a board is short in comparison to a longboard and the boards which preceded the shortboard historically.

Inflected Forms

shortboards (plural)

Derived Forms

shortboarder shortboarding

Frequently Paired Words

thruster

Questions

What does shortboard mean?
A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.
Where does shortboard come from?
From short + board. Such a board is short in comparison to a longboard and the boards which preceded the shortboard historically.

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