noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/
General-American:/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To ride a snowboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes
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
4
verb
Meaning 4
glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The children love to snowboard in winter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glide
History
Etymology
From snow + board.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
սնոուբորդ
(snoubord)
— board
Bulgarian:
сно́уборд
(snóubord)
— board
Catalan:
planxa de neu
— board
Chinese Mandarin:
滑雪板
(huáxuěbǎn)
— board
Chinese Mandarin:
雪地滑板
(xuědìhuábǎn)
— board
Dutch:
snowboard
— board
Esperanto:
neĝtabulo
— board
Finnish:
lumilauta
— board
French:
snowboard
— board
French:
planche à neige
— board
German:
Snowboard
— board
Hebrew:
גלשן שלג
(galshán shéleg)
— board
Icelandic:
snjóbretti
— board
Indonesian:
papan salju
— board
Italian:
snowboard
— board
Italian:
tavola da neve
— board
Italian:
nevepattino
— board
Japanese:
スノーボード
(sunōbōdo)
— board
Korean:
스노우보드
(seunoubodeu)
— board
Korean:
스노보드
(seunobodeu)
— board
Lithuanian:
snieglentė
— board
Malay:
papan luncur salji
— board
Māori:
retihuka
— board
Mongolian:
цасны тавцан
(casny tavcan)
— board
Norwegian Bokmål:
snøbrett
— board
Norwegian Nynorsk:
snøbrett
— board
Polish:
deska snowboardowa
— board
Polish:
snowboard
— board
Portuguese:
snowboard
— board
Russian:
сноубо́рд
(snoubórd)
— board
Russian:
сно́уборд
(snóubord)
— board
Spanish:
tabla de snow
— board
Swedish:
snowboard
— board
Swedish:
bräda
— board
Swedish:
snöbräda
— board
Welsh:
eirfwrdd
— board
Chinese Mandarin:
玩雪地滑板
(wán xuědìhuábǎn)
— to ride a snowboard
Dutch:
snowboarden
— to ride a snowboard
Esperanto:
neĝtabulumi
— to ride a snowboard
Finnish:
lumilautailla
— to ride a snowboard
French:
faire du snowboard
— to ride a snowboard
French:
faire de la planche
— to ride a snowboard
Georgian:
სნოუბორდინგი
(snoubordingi)
— to ride a snowboard
Georgian:
სნოუბორდით სრიალი
(snoubordit sriali)
— to ride a snowboard
German:
snowboarden
— to ride a snowboard
German:
snöben
— to ride a snowboard
Indonesian:
seluncur salju
— to ride a snowboard
Russian:
ката́ться на сноубо́рде
(katátʹsja na snoubórde)
— to ride a snowboard
