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Meaning of "windsurfer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDSURFER

windsurfer  [ˈwɪndsɜːfə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDSURFER

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Windsurfer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WINDSURFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

windsurfer

Windsurfing

Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually 2 to 3 metres long, with a volume of about 60 to 250 liters, powered by wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, 2-sided boom and sail. The sail area generally ranges from 2.5 m2 to 12 m2 depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor and the type of windsurfing being undertaken. Some credit S. Newman Darby with the origination of windsurfing by 1965 on the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, USA when he invented the "sailboard", which, incidentally, he did not patent. In 1964, Darby began selling his sailboards. A promotional article by Darby was published in the August 1965 edition of Popular Science magazine. While Darby's "sailboard" incorporated a pivoting rig, it was "square rigged" and suffered all the associated limitations. You operated the sailboard with your back to the lee side of the kite shaped square sail. Darby's article boasted that "...

Definition of windsurfer in the English dictionary

The definition of windsurfer in the dictionary is a sailboard that is equipped with a mast, sail, and wishbone boom, on which a person stands to ride on the surface of a body of water, propelled by the wind. Other definition of windsurfer is a person who takes part in the sport of windsurfing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINDSURFER


astroturfer
ˈæstrəʊˌtɜːfə
bodysurfer
ˈbɒdɪˌsɜːfə
chauffer
ˈtʃɔːfə
chufa
ˈtʃuːfə
epha
ˈiːfə
FIFA
ˈfiːfə
furfur
ˈfɜːfə
griefer
ˈɡriːfə
laugher
ˈlɑːfə
Nuku´alofa
ˌnuːkuːəˈlɔːfə
Recife
rɛˈsiːfə
reefer
ˈriːfə
roofer
ˈruːfə
skysurfer
ˈskaɪˌsɜːfə
staffer
ˈstɑːfə
subwoofer
ˈsʌbˌwuːfə
surfer
ˈsɜːfə
twofer
ˈtuːfə
Urfa
ˈɜːfə
woofer
ˈwuːfə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDSURFER

windscreen
windscreen washer
windscreen wiper
windshield
windshield wiper
windship
windsock
Windsor
Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor Castle
Windsor chair
Windsor knot
Windsor rocker
Windsor tie
windstorm
windsucker
windsurf
windsurfing
windswept

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDSURFER

Altdorfer
bank transfer
buffer
chemin de fer
confer
differ
do-it-yourselfer
golfer
lucifer
net surfer
offer
on offer
prefer
refer
scarfer
silver surfer
special offer
suffer
transfer
wafer

Synonyms and antonyms of windsurfer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «windsurfer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDSURFER

Find out the translation of windsurfer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of windsurfer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «windsurfer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

风帆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

windsurfista
570 millions of speakers

English

windsurfer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

windsurfer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طائرة شراعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виндсерфер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

windsurfista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

windsurfer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

planche à voile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Windsurfer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windsurfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウインドサーファー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윈드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Windsurfer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Windsurfer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

windsurfer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विंडसर्फर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

windsurfs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

windsurfer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

windsurfer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віндсерфер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

windsurf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

windsurfer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

surfplank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vindsurfing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brettseiler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of windsurfer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDSURFER»

The term «windsurfer» is regularly used and occupies the 97.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDSURFER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about windsurfer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDSURFER»

Discover the use of windsurfer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to windsurfer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ski
**£ff Take your Windsurfer and go. Anywhere in the world. Where you can't take it , it can surely take you. Sail the world's lakes, bays, rivers, bayous. All you need are inches of water below and the sky above. Some have explored South Sea ...
2
Yachting
DIVISION ll: LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN'S 1 Johnson, Nancy Dufour Proto 2 Smith, Rhonda Windsurfer 3 Morch, Karen Alpha 4 Wood, Margie Alpha Pro. For more infonnalion write No. 9 on Reader Service Form. DIVISION ll: HEAVYWEIGHT ...
3
InfoWorld
WindSurfer. as. faxmodem,. answering. machine. Retix. remote. Ethernet. bridge. promises. easy. corporatewide. system. upgrades. JS Report Waning Htfp1 Ms dotncted one cnfical pfQWOff when hit* cansr* 4y*ltm ii »v«; Caution Hvip1 has ...
4
Yachting
The U.S. contingent, led in the Boardsailing Committee by Andy Kostan-" ecki, stressed repeatedly that the Windsurfer was available for preOlympic regattas for the three yearsprior to the Games, and in fact, that the Windsurfer plant was a ...
5
All aboard
The originally' marketed version, the Windsurfer, is now a serious racing class that's experiencing international popularity because it is irresistible fun . . . and so exciting that it addicts, just as other totally involving sports — mountain climbing,  ...
6
PC Mag
The WindSurfer, also a wavetable synthesis board, uses its IBM Electronics DSP to double as a 14.4-kilobit-per-seeond modem (V.32bis and MNP 5—compatible) , 9.6-Kbps send-receive fax, and digital answering machine. We tested the ISA ...
7
Ski
Just like million happy, healthy Windsurfer sailors. Remember, the frozen stuff. And, on a Windsurfer, you can get all there's snow all around you all year long. Just put your those same crazy highs, the whacked out soaringness of Windsurfer  ...
8
Yachting
That year, at the age of 20, he bought a Windsurfer, taught himself boardsailing, and entered the Windsurfer North Americans. He placed 13th, but has been riding the crest of victory ever since— 1976: Winner in his weight class, Windsurfer ...
9
Ski
the frozen stuff. And, on a Windsurfer, you can get all those same crazy highs, the whacked out soaringness of skiing on real snow. The oceans, lakes, and bays are full of moguls and free rides. No tows to bother with, lines to wait for, passes to ...
10
Skiing
Just like million happy, healthy Windsurfer sailors. Remember, the frozen stuff. And, on a Windsurfer, you can get all there's snow all around you all year long. Just put your those same crazy highs, the whacked out soaringness of Windsurfer  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDSURFER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term windsurfer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diver killed in windsurfer collision on Gran Canaria
UPDATED: A Russian woman died on Monday after being hit in the neck by the board of a professional Swiss windsurfer on the popular tourist island. «The Local.ch, Jul 15»
2
Bather virtually decapitated by windsurfer in Gran Canaria
A 32 year old Russian woman, named as Emilia I, died on Monday in a horrific windsurfing accident in the waters off the playa de Cueva Laya, Santa Lucía, ... «Spanish News Today, Jul 15»
3
Windsurfer's body found on WA beach after last sighting at 'Bombie …
A member of the local sea search and rescue centre, Wayne Baddock, said a member of the public raised the alarm after noticing the windsurfer was in trouble. «ABC Online, Mar 15»
4
Windsurfer who got into trouble in choppy waters had life saved - by …
A windsurfer who got into trouble in the choppy North Sea had his life saved - by a pair of pensioners. Friends Molly Clarke and Ann O'Hare were taking a ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
5
Body found in search for missing River Lune windsurfer
An RNLI spokeswoman said: "A group of windsurfers called the coastguard to report that one of their group had failed to return to shore and had disappeared in ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
6
Olympic windsurfer Howard Plumb cycle crash death: Man charged
A man is to face a charge of causing the death by careless driving of an Olympic windsurfer who was killed while cycling in West Sussex. Howard Plumb ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
7
Windsurfer pulled from sea near Langstone Harbour dies
The coastguard was called at 12:15 GMT on Saturday when the man was spotted face down in the water with some windsurfing gear near Langstone Bridge. «BBC News, Nov 14»
8
Stray windsurfer wrongly suspected of being 'illegal immigrant …
A WINDSURFER blown adrift off the Kent coast sparked a massive police operation over fears he was an illegal immigrant attempting to gain entry to Britain via ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
9
Keen windsurfer Mark Knights' death after swim to Humber sea fort …
A FORMER taxi driver who died after swimming out to one of the forts in the River Humber was a keen windsurfer and loved spending time in the water. «Grimsby Telegraph, Aug 14»
10
Record-breaking British Olympic windsurfer killed after being hit by …
Mr Plumb held national, world and European championship titles in windsurfing and represented Great Britain in the sport at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. «Daily Mail, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Windsurfer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/windsurfer>. May 2024 ».
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