shortboard
noun[C]
(alsoshort board)uk/ˈʃɔːt.bɔːd/us/ˈʃɔːrt.bɔːrd/atypeofsurfboard(= aboardforridingonwaves)that islighterandshorterthan theusualtype:
Youngersurferstendtofavourshortboards that are good forfancymanoeuvres.
For manyyearsMedewi has had something of acultfollowingamongstlongboarders and moreseniorshortboardsurfers.
- She would have tolearnon the longboard before she could take hersleekshortboard out in theocean.
- There are someneighbouringbeachesfor the shortboardcrew.
- I didn'tstartsurfinguntil I was 14 because I couldn'tlifttheboard. Shortboardsmade iteasierfor theyoungkidsto getinvolved.
Water sports
- aquatics
- bodyboard
- bodyboarding
- Boogie Board
- boogie boarding
- diving
- grommet
- longboarding
- paddle board
- paddle boarding
- parasailing
- sailboard
- shortboarding
- surf
- surfer
- surfing
- wakeboard
- waxhead
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
shortboard
verb[I]
uk/ˈʃɔːt.bɔːd/us/ˈʃɔːrt.bɔːrd/torideonwaveson asurfboardthat islighterandshorterthan theusualtype:
Iloveto shortboard, but I alsoenjoylongboarding.
Ithoughtit would befuntolearnto shortboard thissummer.
- Waveconditionsare one of thebestreasonsto shortboard.
- That ispartof why we shortboard.
- On otherdayswe will go toplaceslike Kewalos so we can shortboard.
Water sports
- aquatics
- bodyboard
- bodyboarding
- Boogie Board
- boogie boarding
- diving
- grommet
- longboarding
- paddle board
- paddle boarding
- parasailing
- sailboard
- shortboarding
- surf
- surfer
- surfing
- wakeboard
- waxhead
- windsurfer
- windsurfing