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kneeboard

kneeboard noun: a short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.

Noun

kneeboard (plural kneeboards)

  1. A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
  2. A clipboard carried in the lap of an airplane pilot, on which basic flight data is recorded.
  3. (waterskiing) A short wakeboard designed to be ridden in the kneeling position.

Verb

kneeboard (third-person singular simple present kneeboards, present participle kneeboarding, simple past and past participle kneeboarded)

  1. to surf or water-ski using a kneeboard

Forms of kneeboard

Noun
pluralkneeboards
Verb
third-person singular presentkneeboards
present participlekneeboarding
past participlekneeboarded
pastkneeboarded

Origin of kneeboard

From knee + board.

Words formed from kneeboard

Questions about kneeboard

What does kneeboard mean?
Kneeboard means a short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
What part of speech is kneeboard?
Kneeboard can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kneeboard?
The plural of kneeboard is kneeboards.

Words near kneeboard in the dictionary

  1. kneeaches
  2. kneeband
  3. kneebands
  4. kneebar
  5. kneebars
  6. kneeboard
  7. kneeboarded
  8. kneeboarder
  9. kneeboarders
  10. kneeboarding
  11. kneeboards

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