Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sport of sailing while standing on a sailboard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which asail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail orbanking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts. - verb Present participle of
windsurf .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word windsurfing.
Examples
-
As long as Ken Jenning's "Jeopardy!" monopoly, Janet Jackson's boob and images of John Kerry in windsurfing attire don't return, we're fine with this.
HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 22ND, 2010 Eliot Nelson 2010
-
As long as Ken Jenning's "Jeopardy!" monopoly, Janet Jackson's boob and images of John Kerry in windsurfing attire don't return, we're fine with this.
HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 22ND, 2010 Eliot Nelson 2010
-
And at Hotelito Desconocido, a small eco-hotel near Puerto Vallarta, horseback riding, mountain biking and windsurfing is available during the day.
Best Winter Beach Resorts Forbes.com staff 2006
-
Fridman won it Wednesday in windsurfing, the men's mistral, before jumping into the water and emerging to say that he won the race for countrymen who died before he was born, countrymen taken by hooded and masked Palestinian terrorists who would fly them out of the Games and into their graves.
USATODAY.com - Olympics finally a source of great joy for Israel 2004
-
It has already run its course and like sokkie sokkie - also known as windsurfing on land - it should only be carried out in dark rooms away from the eyes of impressionable children.
IOL: News 2010
-
For example, when you log into your Google Profile and query "windsurfing," you might notice a search result that includes an annotation about a friend who has shared this link on his Twitter feed.
Google Search Gets More Social The Huffington Post 2011
-
While he being smeared as a flip-flopper (remember the very effective "windsurfing" ad), swift-boated, and ridiculed, Kerry played nice ... unilaterally!
Report: Hillary Campaign Got An Unflattering GQ Article Killed 2009
-
So this is to be the equivalent to 'windsurfing' Kerry?
McCain Campaign Devoting One Third Of Its Total Ad Spending To Britney-Obama Spot 2009
-
Someone on a blog referred to Edwards as "windsurfing" and thats a good word for what he's doing.
Poll: Obama More Competitive Than Hillary Against Rudy And McCain 2009
-
Ad Buys: BC04 debuted a battleground spot bashing a wet-suit-clad Kerry for "windsurfing" on the issues; KE04 canceled buys in Ariz.,
SWING STATE WATCH 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.