noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: recreation
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
She's been riding skateboards since she was eight years old.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board
2
noun
Meaning 2
A skateboard vehicle chassis: A chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (i.e. batteries), forming the vehicular base; an instance of this format.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
Examples
A new crossover model will arrive next year and will be based on an existing skateboard.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To use a skateboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board, wheeled vehicle
5
verb
Meaning 5
ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skate
History
Etymology
From skate + board. The foot-treadable skateboard sense (noun sense 1) came first (mid-20th century). The vehicle chassis sense (noun sense 2) was named for its resemblance thereto (late 20th or early 21st century).
Across languages
Translations
106 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
skaatsplank
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Arabic:
لَوْح اَلتَّزَلُّج
(lawḥ at-tazalluj)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Arabic:
سكيتبورد
(skītbūrd)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Armenian:
սքեյթբորդ
(skʻeytʻbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Armenian:
սքեյթ
(skʻeytʻ)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Belarusian:
скейтбо́рд
(skjejtbórd)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Breton:
plankenn-ruilh
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Bulgarian:
скейтборд
(skejtbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Catalan:
monopatí
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Chinese Cantonese:
滑板
(waat6 baan2)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Chinese Mandarin:
滑板
(huábǎn)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Cornish:
rostell
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Czech:
skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Dutch:
skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Esperanto:
rultabulo
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Estonian:
rula
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Faroese:
rullifjøl
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Faroese:
rennifjøl
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Finnish:
skeittilauta
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Finnish:
skede
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Finnish:
rullalauta
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
French:
planche à roulettes
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
French:
skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
French:
skate
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Galician:
monopatín
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Georgian:
სკეიტბორდი
(sḳeiṭbordi)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
German:
Skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Greek:
σκέιτμπορντ
(skéitmpornt)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Hawaiian:
papa huila
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Hebrew:
סקייטבורד
(skeitbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Hindi:
स्केटबोर्ड
(skeṭborḍ)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Hungarian:
gördeszka
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Icelandic:
hjólabretti
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Indonesian:
papan luncur
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Irish:
clár scátála
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Italian:
skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Italian:
tavola a rotelle
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Italian:
tavola da skate
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Italian:
rollopattino
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Japanese:
スケートボード
(sukētobōdo)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Kazakh:
скейтборд
(skeitbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Korean:
스케이트보드
(seukeiteubodeu)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Latin:
tabula subrotata
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Latvian:
skrituļdēlis
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Lithuanian:
riedlentė
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Macedonian:
скејтборд
(skejtbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Malay:
ڤاڤن لونچور
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Malay:
papan luncur
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Malay:
papan selaju
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Malay:
papan roda
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Māori:
papawīra
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Central Melanau:
asok jului
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Mongolian:
мод
(mod)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Norman:
plianche à rouôlettes
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Norwegian:
rullebrett
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Occitan:
monopatin
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Persian:
تختهاسکیت
(taxte-eskeyt)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Persian:
اسکیتبورد
(eskeyt-bord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Polish:
deskorolka
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Polish:
deska
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Portuguese:
skate
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Portuguese:
esqueite
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Russian:
скейтбо́рд
(skejtbórd)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Russian:
скейт
(skejt)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Sardinian:
patinetta
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Scots:
skatebuird
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Scots:
skeitchbuird
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
скејтборд
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
skejtbord
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Slovak:
skejtbord
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Slovene:
rolka
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Spanish:
monopatín
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Spanish:
patineta
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Spanish:
skate
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Swedish:
skateboard
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Swedish:
rullbräda
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Swedish:
bräda
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Thai:
สเกตบอร์ด
(sà-gét-bɔ̀ɔt)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Tigrinya:
መንሻተቲ ጣውላ
(mänšatäti ṭawla)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Turkish:
kaykay
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Ukrainian:
скейтбо́рд
(skejtbórd)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Vietnamese:
ván trượt
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Welsh:
bwrdd sgrialu
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Yiddish:
סקייטבאָרד
(skeytbord)
— sports/recreation platform on wheels
Cornish:
rostella
— to use a skateboard
Dutch:
skateboarden
— to use a skateboard
Esperanto:
rultabulumi
— to use a skateboard
Finnish:
skeitata
— to use a skateboard
Finnish:
skedettää
— to use a skateboard
Finnish:
rullalautailla
— to use a skateboard
French:
skater
— to use a skateboard
French:
faire du skate
— to use a skateboard
German:
skateboarden
— to use a skateboard
Hungarian:
gördeszkázik
— to use a skateboard
Icelandic:
skeita
— to use a skateboard
Irish:
clárscátáil
— to use a skateboard
Māori:
eke papawīra
— to use a skateboard
Polish:
jechać na deskorolce
— to use a skateboard
Polish:
jeździć na deskorolce
— to use a skateboard