windsurfing en · NOUN
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Proto-West Germanic *wind Old English wind Middle English wynd English wind Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English surfing English windsurfing From wind + surfing.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.
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ru виндсёрфинг (a marine sport) · es windsurf (a marine sport) · cmn 滑浪風帆 /滑浪风帆 (a marine sport) · hu széllovaglás (a marine sport) · cy bordhwylio (a marine sport) · fi purjelautailu (a marine sport) · es windsurfing (a marine sport) · pl serfowanie (a marine sport) · cmn 風帆衝浪 /风帆冲浪 (a marine sport) · de Windsurfen (a marine sport) · pl windsurfing (a marine sport) · de Windsurfing (a marine sport) · ro plutire cu velă (a marine sport) · fr windsurf (a marine sport) · cs windsurfing (a marine sport) · ja ウィンドサーフィン (a marine sport) · el ιστιοσανίδα (a marine sport) · sv vindsurfning (a marine sport) · sv brädsegling (a marine sport) · bg уѝндсъ́рфинг (a marine sport) · gd surfadh-gaoithe (a marine sport) · cmn 帆板 (a marine sport) · fr planche à voile (a marine sport)