bodyboard

noun

body·​board ˈbä-dē-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce bodyboard (audio)
: 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 Plus, the Airbnb has off-road parking along with loaner bikes, beach chairs and umbrellas, and surfboards and bodyboards. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024 Beat the heat with this three-lane slip and slide, which comes with bodyboards for a fast cool-off. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 July 2024 The shop also has bodyboards, wetsuits, chairs, beach bikes, umbrellas, beach carts, and stand-up paddleboards for rent. 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bodyboard was in 1979

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Cite this Entry

“Bodyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyboard. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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