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hoverboard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/ (UK)
  • ʹhŭvər'bôrd (US)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/ (US)
  • ʹhŏvərbôrd (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. 2022 December 14, “Network News: News in Brief: Northern e-scooter ban”, in RAIL, number 972, page 25:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hover board alternative lexicographic
hoverboards Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hoverboarder

Translations (16)

is svifbretti (levitating board) · bg ховърборд (levitating board) · ko 호버 보드 (levitating board) · ja ホバーボード (levitating board) · mk лебдечка даска (levitating board) · fi leijulauta (levitating board) · mk ховерборд (levitating board) · it volopattino (levitating board) · sv svävarbräda (levitating board) · el χόβερμπορντ (levitating board) · sv balansskoter (levitating board) · sv hoverboard (levitating board) · eo ŝvebilo (levitating board) · it hoverboard (levitating board) · ko 호버보드 (levitating board) · hu légdeszka (levitating board)

wikipedia: Back to the Future Part II

hoverboard en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/ (UK)
  • ʹhŭvər'bôrd (US)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/ (US)
  • ʹhŏvərbôrd (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. To travel by hoverboard.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hoverboarded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hoverboarded Tense=Past lexicographic
hoverboards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
hoverboarding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hover board alternative lexicographic

Translations (1)

hu légdeszkázik (to travel by hoverboard)

wikipedia: Back to the Future Part II