skateboardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/us/ˈskeɪt.bɔːrd/A2 a flat, narrow board with two small wheels under each end, which a person stands on and moves forward by pushing one foot on the ground
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skates & skateboards
- half pipe
- ice skate
- inline
- inline skate
- inline skating
- roller skate
- Rollerblade
- rollerblade
- scooter
- Segway
- skate
- skateboarding
- skatepark
skateboard
verb [ I ]
skateboarder
noun [ C ] uk/ˈskeɪtˌbɔː.dər/us/ˈskeɪtˌbɔːr.dɚ/
Examples from literature
- In Japan, some people skateboard quickly down a hill while ironing!
- Many surfers started surfing the sidewalks on skateboards.
- Skateboards were invented in California, USA, in the 1950s, when some surfers put wheels on boards!
- Today, there are many different kinds of skateboards.