sailboard

sailboard
/sayl"bawrd', -bohrd'/, n.
1. a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
2. a small, flat, single-masted sailboat, usually having no cockpit.
[1960-65, Amer.; SAIL + BOARD]

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