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Sailboard

[seyl-bawrd, -bohrd]

sail·board

[seyl-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
2.
a small, flat, single-masted sailboat, usually having no cockpit.

Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; sail + board
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sailboard (ˈseɪlˌbɔːd)
 
n
the craft used for windsurfing, consisting of a moulded board like a surfboard, to which a mast bearing a single sail is attached by a swivel joint

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