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hoverboard

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: ʹhŏvərbôrd
  • UK: /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/
  • US: ʹhŭvər'bôrd
  • US: /ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small self-balancing two-wheeled motorised vehicle, related to a scooter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To travel by hoverboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hover + board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ховърборд (hovǎrbord) — levitating board
  • Esperanto: ŝvebilo — levitating board
  • Finnish: leijulauta — levitating board
  • Greek: χόβερμπορντ (chóvermpornt) — levitating board
  • Hungarian: légdeszka — levitating board
  • Icelandic: svifbretti — levitating board
  • Italian: hoverboard — levitating board
  • Italian: volopattino — levitating board
  • Japanese: ホバーボード (hobābōdo) — levitating board
  • Korean: 호버보드 (hobeobodeu) — levitating board
  • Korean: 호버 보드 (hobeo bodeu) — levitating board
  • Macedonian: лебдечка даска (lebdečka daska) — levitating board
  • Macedonian: ховерборд (hoverbord) — levitating board
  • Swedish: hoverboard — levitating board
  • Swedish: svävarbräda — levitating board
  • Swedish: balansskoter — levitating board
  • Hungarian: légdeszkázik — to travel by hoverboard