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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.

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  • noun A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding
  • verb intransitive to participate in kiteboarding

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Examples

  • 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

  • The current speed record holder is Alexandre Caizergues France, on a kiteboard, at 93.66 km/h.

    [fastest human being] non power-assisted 2009

  • The current speed record holder is Alexandre Caizergues France, on a kiteboard, at 93.66 km/h.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • So why in the world would you want to kiteboard in front of a camera?

    Trail Mix: High Hopes 2007

  • It's not clear yet whether a kiteboard will be one mode of transport.

    Trail Mix: High Hopes 2007

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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