Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skyboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sky-board
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall.

Etymology

From sky + board.

Inflected Forms

skyboards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

skyboarding

Questions

What does skyboard mean?
a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall.
Where does skyboard come from?
From sky + board.

How to pronounce skyboard

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