English Explanatory Dictionary

skateboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
  2. A skateboard vehicle chassis: A chassis format, used for electric vehicles, which holds the drive motors and power energy store (i.e. batteries), forming the vehicular base; an instance of this format.
verb
  1. To use a skateboard.

Pronunciation

En-us-skateboard.ogg

Word forms

skateboard skateboards skateboarding skateboarded

Etymology

From skate + board. The foot-treadable skateboard sense (noun sense 1) came first (mid-20th century). The vehicle chassis sense (noun sense 2) was named for its resemblance thereto (late 20th or early 21st century).

Derived words

electric skateboard e-skateboard skateboardable skateboard deck skateboarding skateboardlike skateboard rail skateboard truck skateboard wheel snakeboard
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