Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several sports, such as kitesurfing and snowkiting, in which a person, often wearing a harness, is pulled by holding a control bar that is attached to a power kite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sport in which participants ride a form ofwakeboard orsurfboard harnessed to a largekite which is controlled by the rider. - noun A similar sport using a wheeled board on land.
- noun A similar sport using a
snowboard orski on snow.
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Examples
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Instead, Mr. Branson chose to try to break a speed record by "kiteboarding" across the frigid waters of the English Channel with his kids.
The Sky's the Limit! A.J. Baime 2010
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This new expo, which is not put on by the same people, is more about outdoor activities such as kiteboarding, beach-going, kayaking and even some activities such as tennis and gardening.
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I posted the other day about all the deep sea discoveries announced in the Census of Marine Life, and that night I got this strange comment about "kiteboarding" and whales "flogging" and "rending your skin and extremities like confetti," and how all of it would be helped by having a little more borrowed cash in your pocket. (assuming your pockets weren't lost in the "rending").
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Right now it is showing me parks, architecture, bowling alleys, a sight-seeing boat tour, yoga, and kiteboarding.
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In the past few years, Mr. Bader has had two shoulder surgeries after a "freak kiteboarding accident."
A Cut Above Rest Jen Wieczner 2011
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Just north of Palm Beach, at Malmok Beach, where the winds are particularly frisky, kite surfing is the center attraction, especially during the annual Aruba Hi-Winds competition (early July), which attracts 180 enthusiasts who participate in windsurfing (slalom and freestyle) and kiteboarding contests.
Dwight Brown: Aruba: The Beach Is Just the Beginning... Dwight Brown 2011
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Onsite adventure sports activities include kiteboarding, kayaking and riding sand bikes on the beach right on La Zebra's doorstep.
Tulum landgrab? 2008
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Onsite adventure sports activities include kiteboarding, kayaking and riding sand bikes on the beach right on La Zebra's doorstep.
Tulum landgrab? 2008
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The cerulean Pacific; the verdant forests; the mellifluous voiceways of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen; and the people kiteboarding along the race route in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon because they don't have jobs all came together in a "collabo" of bike racing bliss.
Versus to Cycling Fans: "Go Puck Yourself" BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Onsite adventure sports activities include kiteboarding, kayaking and riding sand bikes on the beach right on La Zebra's doorstep.
Tulum landgrab? 2008
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