kneeboard

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noun

A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.

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Meanings

nounkneeboard (plural kneeboards)

plural kneeboards

  1. hobbiesA short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
  2. aeronauticsA clipboard carried in the lap of an airplane pilot, on which basic flight data is recorded.
  3. waterskiingA short wakeboard designed to be ridden in the kneeling position.
verbkneeboard (third-person singular simple present kneeboards, present participle kneeboarding, simple past and past participle kneeboarded)

present singular third person kneeboards · participle present kneeboarding · participle past kneeboarded · past kneeboarded

  1. to surf or water-ski using a kneeboard

Origin

From knee + board.

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APA

kneeboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeboard

MLA

“kneeboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kneeboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeboard.

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