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hoverboard

noun
/ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/UK/ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/US

Etymology

From hover + board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as hoverboard — “hover + board”

Definitions

  1. A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.

  2. A small self-balancing two-wheeled motorised vehicle, related to a scooter.

    • Northern introduced a ban on e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on all its stations and trains from December 1, because of a fire risk. Electric wheelchairs and bikes are exempt.

  3. To travel by hoverboard.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA