skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd 
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts
skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
Examples of skateboard in a Sentence
Verb
He skateboards to school every day.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Procure a skateboard, bike, or board game from the Gear Garage (a free amenity for guests) to play all day.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The treatment is set to get another new take on Nike SB‘s recently debuted retooling of the sneaker for skateboarding.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Word of Johnson’s passing was originally made public via social media posts from Thrasher Magazine, which were attributed to fellow San Jose skateboard icon Louie Barletta, who turned pro in 2003.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Procure a skateboard, bike, or board game from the Gear Garage (a free amenity for guests) to play all day.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Verb
Youth sports summer camps, mountain bike races and a variety of sports classes and clinics — ranging from skateboarding and scootering to tumbling and ninja parkour — are on the resort’s books for the spring and summer months.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The treatment is set to get another new take on Nike SB‘s recently debuted retooling of the sneaker for skateboarding.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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skateboard
1 of 2 noun
skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts
skateboard
2 of 2 verb
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
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