: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position downhill over snow
snowboard intransitive verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

Examples of snowboard in a Sentence

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This addition includes four medal events—men's and women's ski and snowboard. Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 In the winter, ski or snowboard at the nearby Palisades Tahoe and Northstar California Resort. Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026 But it can be snapped back together and used as a snowboard for descents. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 For more than 30 years, manufacturers of ski and snowboard waxes used PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make skis and snowboards glide faster over snow. Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowboard

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First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snowboard was in 1981

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“Snowboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowboard. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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snowboard

noun
: a board like a wide ski ridden in a surfing position over snow
snowboard verb
snowboarder noun
snowboarding noun

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