snowboarding

n. act of riding a snowboard, act of using a snowboard to to glide on snow

v. slide on a snowboard

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope on a snowboard that is attached to one's feet using a boot/binding interface. It is similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. The sport was developed in the United States in the 1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.
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n. snowboard, single wide ski-like board attached to the feet and used to glide on snow

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