noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɜːfˌbɔːd/
General-American:/ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/
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CMU ARPABET:S ER1 F B AO2 R D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
One shark attacked the surfboard.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surfbort
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To use a surfboard; to surf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
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
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Californians love to surf
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surf
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: glide
Narrower terms: windsurf
History
Etymology
From surf + board.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
branderplank
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Catalan:
planxa de surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Chinese Mandarin:
衝浪板 /冲浪板
(chōnglàngbǎn)
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Cornish:
astell tonnow
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Czech:
surfovací prkno
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Dutch:
surfplank
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Finnish:
lainelauta
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Finnish:
surffilauta
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
French:
planche de surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Galician:
táboa de surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
German:
Surfbrett
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
German:
Wellenreiterbrett
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Hawaiian:
papa heʻe nalu
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Hungarian:
szörfdeszka
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Irish:
clár toinne
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Irish:
tonnchlár
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Italian:
tavola per surfing
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Italian:
tavola da surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Japanese:
サーフボード
(sāfubōdo)
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Korean:
서프보드
(seopeubodeu)
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Manx:
claare tonn
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Māori:
kōpapa
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Māori:
papaheke
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Polish:
deska surfingowa
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Portuguese:
prancha
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Romanian:
surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Russian:
доска́ для сёрфинга
(doská dlja sjórfinga)
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Samoan:
laupapa fa'ase'e
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Spanish:
tabla de surf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Spanish:
tabla hawaiana
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Swedish:
surfbräda
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Swedish:
surfbräde
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Thai:
กระดานโต้คลื่น
(grà-daan-dtôo-klʉ̂ʉn)
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Tongan:
papa fānifo
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Turkish:
sörf
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Vietnamese:
ván lướt sóng
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Welsh:
bwrdd syrddio
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
Welsh:
astell feiston
— a shaped waterproof plank used to surf on waves
