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shortboard

shortboard noun: a type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

Noun

shortboard (plural shortboards)

  1. A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

Forms of shortboard

pluralshortboards

Origin of shortboard

From short + board. Such a board is short in comparison to a longboard and the boards which preceded the shortboard historically.

Words formed from shortboard

Questions about shortboard

What does shortboard mean?
Shortboard means a type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.
What part of speech is shortboard?
Shortboard is a noun.
What is the plural of shortboard?
The plural of shortboard is shortboards.

Words near shortboard in the dictionary

  1. shortbill spearfish
  2. shortblade
  3. shortblades
  4. shortblock
  5. shortblocks
  6. shortboard
  7. shortboarder
  8. shortboarders
  9. shortboarding
  10. shortboards
  11. shortbow

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