skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd 
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts
skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
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Verb
He skateboards to school every day.
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Noun
Rather than going for all-out kilowatt-hours in a dedicated skateboard layout, Jeep instead used the Stellantis group's STLA Large platform, in this case stuffed with a 100.5-kWh lithium-ion pack built on 400 V architecture.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The police department released a statement acknowledging that one of its officers damaged the skateboard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Riley, who followed in his dad's pro skateboarding footsteps, wed Frances, the daughter of Courtney Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, in October 2023.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The Value of Skateparks Kemp has now published a series of economic papers about skateboarding.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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skateboard
1 of 2 noun
skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts
skateboard
2 of 2 verb
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
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