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surfboat

surf boat
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Definitions of surfboat word

  • noun surfboat a strong, buoyant rowboat with high ends, adapted for beaching and passing through surf. 1
  • noun surfboat a boat with a high bow and stern and flotation chambers, equipped for use in rough surf 0
  • noun surfboat a light, sturdy boat used in heavy surf 0

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Origin of surfboat

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; surf + boat

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Parts of speech for Surfboat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

surfboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

surfboat usage trend in Literature

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