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

Recent Examples on the Web

Race down the 570-foot-long water coaster, try Extreme Rush (the only slalom water slides in Wisconsin Dells), and surf or bodyboard on Flowrider. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026

Jeremiah Burt placed first in bodyboard while Shea Sherman placed third in girls longboard and Mackenzie Gorzeman finished fifth. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026

Head here to surf, bodyboard, or try to catch a glimpse of the area's otters. — Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026

Reale was 15 when his brother came home with a bodyboard, which, unlike the mat, could turn and go fast down the face of the wave. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bodyboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard