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snow·board

 (snō′bôrd′)
n.
A board equipped with bindings for the feet and used to maneuver down snow-covered slopes as a sport.
intr.v. snow·board·ed, snow·board·ing, snow·boards
To ride a snowboard.

snow′board′er n.
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snowboarding

(ˈsnəʊˌbɔːdɪŋ)
n
(Skiing) the sport of moving across snow on a snowboard
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.snowboarding - the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard
glide, coast, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
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Translations
snowboarding

snowboarding

[ˈsnəʊbɔːrdɪŋ] nsnowboard m
to go snowboarding → faire du snowboardsnow-boot [ˈsnəʊbuːt] naprès-ski m
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