Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the boards, usually equipped with bindings for the feet, used in kiteboarding.
- intransitive verb To engage in kiteboarding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A specialized light weight
wakeboard used forkiteboarding - verb intransitive to participate in kiteboarding
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Examples
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Recently, several employees of a Florida hospital came under investigation for allegedly snapping and possibly e-mailing pictures of the ravaged body of Stephen Schafer, the Stuart kiteboard surfer who was fatally attacked by sharks on Feb. 3.
On Web, families of victims entitled to privacy « ResourceShelf 2010
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The current speed record holder is Alexandre Caizergues France, on a kiteboard, at 93.66 km/h.
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The current speed record holder is Alexandre Caizergues France, on a kiteboard, at 93.66 km/h.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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So why in the world would you want to kiteboard in front of a camera?
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It's not clear yet whether a kiteboard will be one mode of transport.
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In order to find out why kiteboarding's so popular with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, executives and venture capitalists, I immersed myself in the story by learning how to kiteboard.
unknown title 2011
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Tortuga guests are also welcomed at the huge, resort-style swimming pool next door at PUNTACANA, as well as at their beach (where you can kiteboard), and at the private pool and beach of the Clubhouse.
HotelChatter - 2010
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Whether he was surfing the waves or flying across them on a kiteboard friends say Schafer was a gifted athlete and it was in the ocean where he felt most at home.
WPTV Top Stories 2010
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Wright, 22, pulled Hyma from the chilly and choppy waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday after a powerful wave knocked his kiteboard out from under him and sent him drifting perilously close to rocks south of Bradford Beach.
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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Wright, 22, pulled Hyma from the chilly and choppy waters of Lake Michigan on Sunday after a powerful wave knocked his kiteboard out from under him and sent him drifting perilously close to the rocks south of Bradford Beach.
JSOnline.com 2010
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