snowboard

noun

snow·​board ˈsnō-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce snowboard (audio)
: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position downhill over snow
snowboard intransitive verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

Examples of snowboard in a Sentence

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After Burton, Salomon and Nitro were the top three snowboard brands in China last year; Atomic, Head and Fischer topped traditional downhill ski brands, the China Ski Industry White Paper said. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 During the winter, there’s no better place to ski and snowboard. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025 The GoPro Hero 11 Mini is a small-but-mighty waterproof action camera that can easily mount to your helmet, bike, snowboard, or other sporting equipment. Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 23 June 2025 The snowboard, it should be noted, was also a birthday present from Cruise. Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowboard

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First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snowboard was in 1981

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“Snowboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowboard. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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snowboard

noun
snow·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce snowboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position over snow
snowboard verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

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