bodyboard
noun
body·board
ˈbä-dē-ˌbȯrd 
: a short surfboard on which the rider lies prone
bodyboard
intransitive verb
bodyboarder
noun
Examples of bodyboard in a Sentence
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The shop also has bodyboards, wetsuits, chairs, beach bikes, umbrellas, beach carts, and stand-up paddleboards for rent.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
Swimmers should have a floatation device, like a bodyboard or surfboard, with them at all times, and a friend or family member on the beach to watch them, Hallac said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
The Morey Mach is the flagship bodyboard from the company of the synonymous surfer who’s credited with inventing the bodyboard back in 1971.
—Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2020
Tyros can even ride it flat on a bodyboard.
—Outside Online, 22 July 2021
Turvey points out that everyone can get on a bodyboard and catch a wave.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
Its first board, the Beater, could ride like a surfboard or be used as a bodyboard or skimboard after taking off the fins.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
Last year, a man was riding a bodyboard in Morro Bay when a great white shark attacked him in what is believed to be the first fatal shark attack in San Luis Obispo County in 18 years.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
On Christmas Eve, the day of the shark attack, Butterfield headed into the Pacific Ocean with his wetsuit, fins and a bodyboard around 10 a.m.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
Swimmers should have a floatation device, like a bodyboard or surfboard, with them at all times, and a friend or family member on the beach to watch them, Hallac said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
The Morey Mach is the flagship bodyboard from the company of the synonymous surfer who’s credited with inventing the bodyboard back in 1971.
—Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2020
Tyros can even ride it flat on a bodyboard.
—Outside Online, 22 July 2021
Turvey points out that everyone can get on a bodyboard and catch a wave.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
Its first board, the Beater, could ride like a surfboard or be used as a bodyboard or skimboard after taking off the fins.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022
Last year, a man was riding a bodyboard in Morro Bay when a great white shark attacked him in what is believed to be the first fatal shark attack in San Luis Obispo County in 18 years.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
On Christmas Eve, the day of the shark attack, Butterfield headed into the Pacific Ocean with his wetsuit, fins and a bodyboard around 10 a.m.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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“Bodyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyboard. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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