paddleboard

noun

pad·​dle·​board ˈpa-dᵊl-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce paddleboard (audio)
: 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 The Itinerary: The Baja California: Among the Great Whales cruise boards at San Carlos on Baja’s Pacific Coast for two days in Bahía Magdalena, one of the main breeding and calving sites for gray whales, where cruisers can kayak, paddleboard, or take a Zodiac to explore. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024 Clothes seem almost irrelevant. Jacquemus’ most recent show was more notable for its ingenious memes — a guy ironing on a paddleboard on the glittering water, a woman taking a chair lift with absurd stacks of Jacquemus shopping bags and boxes — than the garments. Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 8 July 2024 Join Epic Paddle Adventures on a paddleboard or kayak to watch the spectacle unfold from the water. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024 Their time across the pond included a little lounging around, playing on the beach and even all four floating on a giant paddleboard. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for paddleboard 

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paddleboard was in 1932

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“Paddleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddleboard. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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
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