speedboarding
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of speed + skateboarding, equivalent to speedboard + -ing.
Noun
[edit]speedboarding (uncountable)
- An extreme sport which involves racing on a streamline skateboard down steep hills, often on public roads.
- 2007 November 28, Nick Kolich, “Speedboarders fly down hills”, in The Beacon[1]:
- Sophomore Jason Pennell started longboarding, and like Lund, it eventually led him to speedboarding. Pennell loves racing with others and welcoming new riders to the sport.
- 2009 February 25, Noam Friedlander, “Dangerous sport of speedboarding banned from Malibu streets”, in The Daily Telegraph:
- Speedboarding involves leaping onto long skateboards and zipping down steep public streets and canyon roads at speeds of more than 40 mph.