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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.