hoverboard

== English == === Alternative forms === hover board === Etymology === From hover +‎ board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ʹhŏvərbôrd, IPA(key): /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/ (US) enPR: ʹhŭvər'bôrd, IPA(key): /ˈhʌvɚbɔɹd/ === Noun === hoverboard (plural hoverboards) (chiefly science fiction) A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard. A small self-balancing two-wheeled motorised vehicle, related to a scooter. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hoverboard (third-person singular simple present hoverboards, present participle hoverboarding, simple past and past participle hoverboarded) (chiefly science fiction) To travel by hoverboard. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:hoverboard. ==== Translations ====