Shortboard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.

Etymology

From short + board. Such a board is short in comparison to a longboard and the boards which preceded the shortboard historically.

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