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tail pad

tail pad noun: a deck grip pad at the rear (ie. tail) of a surfboard, for the surfer's back foot to stand on.

Noun

tail pad (plural tail pads)

  1. A deck grip pad at the rear (ie. tail) of a surfboard, for the surfer's back foot to stand on.
    • And it's cheap—a bar of wax usually costs around $1.00 and will last for weeks (depending on how often you surf), whereas a tail pad (the cheapest deck grip you can buy) costs around $30.2009, Louise Southerden, Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing

Forms of tail pad

pluraltail pads

Questions about tail pad

What does tail pad mean?
Tail pad means a deck grip pad at the rear (ie. tail) of a surfboard, for the surfer's back foot to stand on.
What part of speech is tail pad?
Tail pad is a noun.
What is the plural of tail pad?
The plural of tail pad is tail pads.

Words near tail pad in the dictionary

  1. tail merging
  2. tail number
  3. tail numbers
  4. tail off
  5. tail packing
  6. tail pad
  7. tail pads
  8. tail plug
  9. tail plugs
  10. tail pole
  11. tail poles

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