paddleboard

noun

pad·​dle·​board ˈpa-dᵊl-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce paddleboard (audio)
: a long narrow buoyant board used for riding the surf or in rescuing swimmers

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Take in the remarkable overlook at King’s Chair; swim at the base of 65-foot-tall Peavine Falls; or rent a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard to fish in the three lakes. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 Rent a kayak, canoe or paddleboard and make your way through the park’s 50 miles of mangrove wilderness. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 A week after Hurricane Milton sent a storm surge over Englewood in October, the animal was tangled in a crab trap that had gotten dislodged not far from the boat launch where Ms. Killian kept the kayaks and paddleboards for her business, SUP Englewood. Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025 Coeur d’Alene Watersports rents kayaks and paddleboards. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paddleboard

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of paddleboard was in 1932

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“Paddleboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddleboard. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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paddleboard

noun
pad·​dle·​board
ˈpad-ᵊl-ˌbō(ə)rd,
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a long narrow board that floats and that is used to ride the surf or in rescuing swimmers
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