Meanings
- uncountableAn extreme sport which involves racing on a streamline skateboard down steep hills, often on public roads.
Speedboarding involves leaping onto long skateboards and zipping down steep public streets and canyon roads at speeds of more than 40 mph.
2009 February 25, Noam Friedlander, “Dangerous sport of speedboarding banned from Malibu streets”, in The Daily Telegraph1 more example
Sophomore Jason Pennell started longboarding, and like Lund, it eventually led him to speedboarding. Pennell loves racing with others and welcoming new riders to the sport.
2007 November 28, Nick Kolich, “Speedboarders fly down hills”, in The Beacon
Origin
Blend of speed + skateboarding, equivalent to speedboard + -ing.
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speedboarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedboarding
“speedboarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedboarding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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