shortboard

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noun

A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

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Meanings

nounshortboard (plural shortboards)

plural shortboards

  1. hobbiesA type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

Origin

From short + board. Such a board is short in comparison to a longboard and the boards which preceded the shortboard historically.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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