bodyboard

noun

body·board ˈbä-dē-ˌbȯrd

: a short surfboard on which the rider lies prone

bodyboard intransitive verb

bodyboarder noun

Examples of bodyboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plus, the Airbnb has off-road parking along with loaner bikes, beach chairs and umbrellas, and surfboards and bodyboards. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024 Beat the heat with this three-lane slip and slide, which comes with bodyboards for a fast cool-off. —

Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 July 2024 The shop also has bodyboards, wetsuits, chairs, beach bikes, umbrellas, beach carts, and stand-up paddleboards for rent. —

Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024 Swimmers should have a floatation device, like a bodyboard or surfboard, with them at all times, and a friend or family member on the beach to watch them, Hallac said. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023 The Morey Mach is the flagship bodyboard from the company of the synonymous surfer who’s credited with inventing the bodyboard back in 1971. —

Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2020 Tyros can even ride it flat on a bodyboard. —

Outside Online, 22 July 2021 Turvey points out that everyone can get on a bodyboard and catch a wave. —

Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023 Its first board, the Beater, could ride like a surfboard or be used as a bodyboard or skimboard after taking off the fins. —

Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022

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