What is "waterboard"

Waterboard \Wa"ter*board`\, n. A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.

1610s (n.), "gutter," from water (n.1) + board (n.1). Waterboarding as the name of a type of torture is from 2005, but the practice is older.

n. 1 A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water. 2 A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular are

1. v

2. To subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive

Waterboard may refer to:

• Water board, an organisation charged with the supply of water and care of water levels
• Waterboarding, a form of torture consisting of immobilizing the victim and pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages
• Water cure, a form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time
• Surfboard