paddleboard

noun

pad·​dle·​board ˈpa-dᵊl-ˌbȯrd 

: a long narrow buoyant board used for riding the surf or in rescuing swimmers

Examples of paddleboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stroll the 12 miles of beach, or experience the blue-green waters with a fishing rod, paddleboard, or boat. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025

Activities include downriver races and noncompetitive events for canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards. —Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025

There are bicycle, kayak, and paddleboard rentals; lawn games; and even a shell-washing station, plus weekly beach walks with a marine naturalist from the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025

Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for paddleboard

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

Kids Definition

paddleboard

noun

pad·​dle·​board

ˈpad-ᵊl-ˌbō(ə)rd,

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a long narrow board that floats and that is used to ride the surf or in rescuing swimmers