Crossword clues for surfboard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. vb. To use a surfboard; to surf.
WordNet
n. a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
Wikipedia
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a Ocean surface wave breaking wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as papa he'e nalu in the Hawaiian language, they were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa, and were often over in length and extremely heavy. Major advances over the years include the addition of one or more fins on the bottom rear of the board to improve directional stability, and numerous improvements in materials and shape.
Modern surfboards are made of polyurethane or polystyrene foam covered with layers of fiberglass cloth, and polyester or epoxy resin. The result is a light and strong surfboard that is buoyant and maneuverable. Recent developments in surfboard technology have included the use of carbon fiber. Each year, approximately 400,000 surfboards are manufactured. With recent developments in technology, surfboards are becoming increasingly integrated with mobile technologies. This advent in technology results in 'connected surfboards' marks the locations of non-soul-surfing enthusiasts.
Surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing
Surfboard may also refer to
- " Surface Transportation Board, U.S. government agency, also known as Surfboard, a short name for the
"Surfboard" is an instrumental song by Antônio Carlos Jobim. The song was composed on Ipanema after buying a surfboard for his son, but was not released until his US album The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1965. The song was rerecorded by Jobim for the album Antonio Brasileiro.
The tune was taken up by many artists on albums, but did not appear as a single until it was covered by Brazilian keyboardist Walter Wanderley from the album When It Was Done in 1969. The song was covered again by Stereolab and Herbie Mann in 1996. The song has no lyrics but was recorded in an entirely lyricless scat singing version by The Swingle Singers on Mood Swings 2003.
Usage examples of "surfboard".
It was hardly more than a surfboard dressed up with a mast, rudder, centerboard, and a cramped little cockpit into which you could stick your feet as you sat on the open deck a few inches above the water.
The window displays were piled high with everything from drum kits to surfboards and bedding.
To go back to the gunboat metaphor, what we had here was soldiers with machine guns, riding not just on patrol boats, but on surfboards, Zodiacs, water skis and inner tubes.
We entered an anteroom that was used to store an assortment of play equipment: badminton rackets, golf clubs, baseball bats, a rack lined with a full set of croquet mallets and balls, Styrofoam kickboards for the pool, and a line of fiberglass surfboards that looked as if they'd been propped against the wall for years.
He can go surfboarding, rollerblading, waterskiing, rally-driving, scuba-diving, ten-pin bowling, white-water rafting and rowing.
Now she climbed back upon the surfboard, and with Kelly instructing, started the long paddle out to catch the next wave, but when their board was well separated from the others, she relaxed backwards until she felt herself against the beachboy once more, and there she rested in his secure arms, paddling idly as his adept hands began their explorations beneath her new bathing suit.
Seems there's truth in my kids' comicsthese guys'd be Silver Surfers, I guess, only they're a bit tarnished lookin', and ride a beachball 'stead of a surfboard!
He remembered the first such smile, on Sunset Beach, Oahu, she with a surfboard and a skimpy swimsuit.
I might be a practised surf rider, but first, I didn't have a surfboard handy, and second, no surfboard ever could realistically ride a thirty-foot storm surge.
For another instance, another thought, I might be a practiced surf rider, but first, I didn't have a surfboard handy, and second, no surfboard ever could realistically ride a thirty-foot storm surge.