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skate·board

(skāt′bôrd′)

A usually short, narrow board having a set of four wheels mounted under it, ridden in a standing or crouching position and often used to perform stunts.

intr.v. skate·board·ed, skate·board·ing, skate·boards

To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard.

skate′board′er n.

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Noun

skateboarder - someone who skates on a skateboard

skater - someone who skates

Translations

rouliplanchisteskater

skateboarder

[ˈskeɪtbɔːdəʳ] N → monopatinador(a) m/f

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skateboarder

[ˈskeɪtbɔː^rdə^r] n → skateur/euse m/f

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skateboarder

n → Skateboardfahrer(in) m(f)

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Skateboarder Margielyn Didal, gold medal winner in the last Asian Games, is scheduled to compete in three more world championships in hopes to earn more points for her to get to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Didal to join next three world championships

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As for Shihab al Nasri, a most daring and energetic skateboarder who is studying for a career in logistics -- he's making the best of lost time and not having to deal with 'snakes' and 'posers'.

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However, after years of strenuous practice and dedication, to what Dyani calls an 'art form' and a sport that requires far more precision than Formula 1, Dyani said that he can now call himself a 'professional skateboarder'.

Tap and get rolling

SEATTLE - A collision between a shuttle van and a 19-year-old skateboarder zooming down a street on his back may sound like a scene out of a Hollywood action movie.

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Skateboarder Rob Parsonson, chair of the fundraising committee set up in Darren's memory, said: "The pod would be top notch and hopefully the first of many."

GET YOUR SKATES ON; Friends of tragic teen back bid for park in his memory

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spotlight on..

Skateboarder Andy Darby said: 'It is what the area needs.

Skate aces thrilled with new arena

He is supporting his nephew and wellknown Irish skateboarder Alan Collins as he prepares to skate the gruelling 835km from Mizen Head to Malin Head in a bid to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Ireland.

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TWELVE year old Merseyside skateboarder Matty Carlisle took a step closer to his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder recently when he took the junior title at the 2010 European Vert Skateboarding Championships (Vert Attack 4), held in Malmo, Sweden last month.