skateboard: Meaning and Definition of

skate•board

Pronunciation: (skāt'bôrd", -bōrd"), [key]
— n.
  1. a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
—v.i.
  1. to ride a skateboard.
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