kickboard

noun

kick·​board ˈkik-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce kickboard (audio)
: a buoyant rectangular board held by a swimmer while developing kicking techniques

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Try using flotation belts, pool noodles, or kickboards to reduce the intensity of an exercise, if necessary. Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025 Also enjoy beach games, building sand castles, practicing beach safety and using boogie boards and kickboards. Jessie Dax-Setkus, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025 Hold a kickboard in front of you while keeping both arms fully extended. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 The kickboard will force you to kick faster to move forward, and the fins will add speed and keep your hips up. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 Tove and Jordana, my six- and eight-year-old daughters, clutching a kickboard next to me, answered with wide eyes and wider smiles. Naomi Tomky, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025 Water aerobics exercises can also be performed with a kickboard or pool noodle. Kelly Burch Updated, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024 What’s the difference between a kickboard scooter and a kick scooter? Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023 Grab a kickboard, a pull buoy, and aqua weights for this one. Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 16 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kickboard was in 1949

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“Kickboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickboard. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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