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SAILBOARD
Etymology
Noun
sailboard (plural sailboards)
A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast.
Synonym: windsurf board
Verb
sailboard (third-person singular simple present sailboards, present participle sailboarding, simple past and past participle sailboarded)
To practice the sport of using a sailboard.
Synonyms
• windsurf
Source: Wiktionary
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STRAFE
(verb) attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; “civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country’s surrender”
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