skateboard
Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/
The English word “skateboard” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- 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
- To use a skateboard.
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).
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