windsurfv.
/ˈwɪn(d)səːf/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(d)ˌsərf/ Originally U.S.
intransitive. To ride a sailboard; to sailboard.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > yacht or sail [verb (intransitive)] > sailboard
sailboard1962
windsurf1969
boardsail1983
1969 Christian Sci. Monitor 17 Nov. 17/1 Depending on the wind and water conditions, older as well as young people can windsurf.
1977 Austral. Sailing Jan. 69/2 Young or old, guy or girl, thick or thin, we'll teach you to windsurf in a few short hours.
1980 C. Matthew Loosely Engaged 9 Swam, sunbathed and wind-surfed the whole day.
1984 Times 25 Aug. 11/3 Earlier this year..an Oxford graduate, aged 25, spent 10 weeks windsurfing clockwise around the coast of Britain.
Derivatives
ˈwindsurfing n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [noun] > sailboarding
windsurfing1969
sailboarding1974
boardsailing1980
1969 Christian Sci. Monitor 17 Nov. 17/1 Windsurfing is new, so new that it's been on the market only within the past month.
1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Jan. 3/1 Spreading up and down the west coast is a brand new water sport—windsurfing.
1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 23/1 Windsurfing, a cross between sailing, surf-riding and high-wire walking, has one big attraction: your boat can be small enough to carry under your arm.
1984 USA Today 6 Apr. 2 c/1 But windsurfing—on the Windsurfer—is merely a demonstration sport in the 1984 Olympic Games.
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