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kiteboarding, n.
Brit. |ˈkʌɪtbɔːdɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈkaɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ|
[‹ kiteboard n. + -ing suffix1. Compare slightly later kiteboard v., and slightly earlier kitesurfing n.]
A sport or pastime in which participants ride a specially adapted surfboard or wakeboard while harnessed to a large kite controlled by hand-held strings, and use the wind for propulsion. In earlier use also: a similar pursuit using a wheeled board to move across land. Cf. kitesurfing n.
1996Milwaukee Jrnl. Sentinel 26 Mar. 8 c/3 The bonhomie of those fliers has seized Steve Shapson, proprietor of Screaming Tuna Surf Shop, who is carrying kites or being carried by kites to new competitive levels... Roller-kiting. Kite-boarding. 1999Re: Wind Sucks in alt.skate-board (Usenet newsgroup) 21 Sept. For links to kiteboarding and all-terrain boarding, check out my site. 2001Kitesurf Mag. Sept. 58/1 What we found when we arrived was warm, flat water, steady, sideshore winds, and miles of sandy beach—perfect ingredients for a kiteboarding school. 2003J. Cummings Moon Handbk.: Baja (ed. 5) 425/1 The eco-resort also offers activities such as kiteboarding, kayaking, Hobie Cat sailboating, mountain biking, sportfishing, and snorkeling. |