Surfboard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a narrow buoyant board for riding surf

ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːfbɔːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːfbɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːfbɔːd/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːfbɔːɹd/.

Examples

Californians love to surf

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surf

Parts of Speech

noun	a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
verb	ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard “Californians love to surf”

Word Forms

surfboard	verb	ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
surfboard	noun	a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
surf	noun	waves breaking on the shore
surfer	noun	someone who engages in surfboarding
surfing	noun	the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Surfbrett

ein schmales, schwimmfähiges Brett zum Surfen

🇫🇷French

planche de surf

une planche flottante étroite pour surfer

🇪🇸Spanish

tabla de surf

una tabla flotante estrecha para surfear

🇮🇹Italian

tavola da surf

una tavola stretta e galleggiante per fare surf

🇳🇱Dutch

surfplank

een smal drijvend board voor surfen

🇵🇹Portuguese

prancha de surf

uma prancha estreita e flutuante para surfar

🇷🇺Russian

доска для серфинга

узкая плавучая доска для серфинга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सर्फ़बोर्ड

सर्फ की सवारी के लिए एक संकीर्ण उत्प्लावन बोर्ड

🇧🇩Bengali

সার্ফবোর্ড

রাইডিং সার্ফের জন্য একটি সংকীর্ণ উচ্ছ্বাস বোর্ড

🇮🇳Tamil

சர்ஃப்போர்டு

சவாரி சர்ஃப் செய்வதற்கான ஒரு குறுகிய மிதக்கும் பலகை

🇮🇳Telugu

సర్ఫ్ బోర్డు

రైడింగ్ సర్ఫ్ కోసం ఒక ఇరుకైన తేలికైన బోర్డు

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्फबोर्ड

राइडिंग सर्फसाठी एक अरुंद बोयंट बोर्ड

🇮🇳Gujarati

સર્ફબોર્ડ

સવારી સર્ફ માટે એક સાંકડો ઉછાળો બોર્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರ್ಫ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್

ರೈಡಿಂಗ್ ಸರ್ಫ್‌ಗಾಗಿ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ತೇಲುವ ಬೋರ್ಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർഫ്ബോർഡ്

സർഫ് സവാരി ചെയ്യുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു ഇടുങ്ങിയ ബൂയൻ്റ് ബോർഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਫਬੋਰਡ

ਰਾਈਡਿੰਗ ਸਰਫ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਤੰਗ ਬੂਆਏਂਟ ਬੋਰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرف بورڈ

سواری سرف کے لیے ایک تنگ خوش کن بورڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冲浪板

用于冲浪的窄浮力板

🇯🇵Japanese

サーフボード

サーフィンに乗るための幅の狭い浮力のあるボード

🇰🇷Korean

서핑보드

서핑을 타기 위한 좁은 부력 보드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ván lướt sóng

một tấm ván nổi hẹp để cưỡi sóng

🇹🇭Thai

กระดานโต้คลื่น

กระดานลอยตัวแคบสำหรับโต้คลื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

papan luncur

papan apung sempit untuk berselancar

🇲🇾Malay

papan luncur

papan apung yang sempit untuk menunggang ombak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوح ركوب الأمواج

لوح عائم ضيق لركوب الأمواج

🇮🇷Persian

تخته موج سواری

یک تخته شناور باریک برای موج سواری

🇹🇷Turkish

sörf tahtası

sörf yapmak için dar, yüzer bir tahta

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַלשָׁן

לוח ציפה צר לרכיבה על גלישה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surfboard'?

The primary meaning of 'surfboard' is 'a narrow buoyant board for riding surf'.

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Using 'surfboard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surfboard' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surfboard' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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