skateboard

skate·board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of skateboard word

noun skateboard a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does. 1
verb without object skateboard to ride a skateboard. 1
noun skateboard board on wheels 1
intransitive verb skateboard ride a skateboard 1
countable noun skateboard A skateboard is a narrow board with wheels at each end, which people stand on and ride for pleasure. 0
noun skateboard a narrow board mounted on roller-skate wheels, usually ridden while standing up 0

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Origin of skateboard

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; skate1 + board

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Parts of speech for Skateboard

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skateboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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