Definition
Flat boards designed for sliding down snow-covered slopes, similar to skis but used with both feet strapped to a single board. Equipment used in the winter sport of snowboarding.
Etymology
Compound word formed in the 1960s from 'snow' (Old English 'snaw') and 'board' (Old English 'bord,' meaning plank or flat piece of wood). The sport and equipment were inspired by surfing, skateboarding, and skiing, combining elements from all three activities.
Kelly Says
Snowboards represent the perfect marriage of ancient sliding techniques with modern board sports culture - essentially taking the sideways stance of surfing and applying it to snow-covered mountains. The sport emerged when creative athletes refused to accept that winter meant the end of board-riding season!
Translations
ARالعربية
لوح الثلج
luḥ al-thahlj
BNবাংলা
স্নোবোর্ড
snoʊ-bord
CACatalà
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
CSČeština
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
DADansk
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
DEDeutsch
Snowboards
snoʊ-bordz
ELΕλληνικά
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
ESEspañol
snowboards
snow-bordz
FISuomi
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
FRFrançais
snowboards
sno-bord
HEעברית
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
HIहिन्दी
स्नोबोर्ड
snoʊ-bord
HUMagyar
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
IDBahasa Indonesia
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
ITItaliano
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
MSBahasa Melayu
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
NLNederlands
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
NONorsk
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
PLPolski
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
PTPortuguês
snowboards
snow-bordz
RORomână
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
RUРусский
сноуборд
snoʊ-bord
SVSvenska
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
SWKiswahili
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
TAதமிழ்
சனோபோர்ட்
sa-no-po-ort
TEతెలుగు
స్నోబోర్డ్
snoʊ-bord
THไทย
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
TRTürkçe
snowboard
snoʊ-bord
UKУкраїнська
сноуборд
snoʊ-bord
URاردو
سُنو بورڈ
su-no-bo-rd
VITiếng Việt
snowboard
snoʊ-bord