hoverboard

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WOTD – 21 October 2015
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An artist's impression of the hoverboard from the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II
A hoverboard scooter

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Etymology

From hover +‎ board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.

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Noun

hoverboard (plural hoverboards)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.
  2. A small self-balancing two-wheeled motorised vehicle, related to a scooter.
    • 2022 December 14, “Network News: News in Brief: Northern e-scooter ban”, in RAIL, number 972, page 25:
      Northern introduced a ban on e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on all its stations and trains from December 1, because of a fire risk. Electric wheelchairs and bikes are exempt.

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Verb

hoverboard (third-person singular simple present hoverboards, present participle hoverboarding, simple past and past participle hoverboarded)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) To travel by hoverboard.

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