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sailboard

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windsurf board

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To practice the sport of using a sailboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • We went sailboarding, but it's just as hard as it looks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windsurf

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sail Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English sailboard From sail + board.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уиндсърф (uindsǎrf) — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Dutch: zeilplank — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Finnish: purjelauta — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • French: planche à voile — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Italian: windsurf — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Italian: tavola a vela — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Italian: velopattino — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Polish: deska windsurfingowa — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Welsh: hwylfwrdd — surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast
  • Finnish: purjelautailla — to practice the sport of using a sailboard
  • Welsh: hwylfyrddio — to practice the sport of using a sailboard