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wind·surf·ing

 (wĭnd′sûr′fĭng)
n.
The sport of sailing while standing on a sailboard. Also called boardsailing, sailboarding, windsailing.
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windsurfing

(ˈwɪndˌsɜːfɪŋ)
n
(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the sport of sailing standing up on a sailboard that is equipped with a mast, sail, and wishbone boom. Also called: boardsailing or sailboarding
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wind•surf•ing

(ˈwɪndˌsɜr fɪŋ)

n.
a form of sailing in which a person stands on a surfboard mounted with a flexible sail and guides the craft by maneuvering the sail.
[1965–70]
wind′surf`, v.i. -surfed, -surf•ing.
wind′surf`er, n.
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windsurfing

Sailing across the water while standing on a surfboard equipped with mast and sail.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Translations
التَّزَلُّج على الماءتَزَلُّجٌ شِرَاعِيّ
windsurfing
windsurfingbrætsejlads
purjelautailu
jedrenje na dasci
széllovaglás
ウインドサーフィン
윈드서핑
jadranje na deski
vindsurfing
กีฬาวินด์เซิร์ฟ
rüzgar sörfürüzgâr sörfü
môn lướt ván buồm

windsurfing

[ˈwɪndsɜːfɪŋ] Nwindsurf m
to go windsurfinghacer windsurf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

windsurfing

[ˈwɪndsɜːrfɪŋ] nplanche f à voile
to go windsurfing → faire de la planche à voile
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

windsurfing

[ˈwɪndˌsɜːfɪŋ] nwindsurf m inv (l'attività)
to go windsurfing → fare del windsurf
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wind1

(wind) noun
1. (an) outdoor current of air. The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.
2. breath. Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.
3. air or gas in the stomach or intestines. His stomach pains were due to wind.
verb
to cause to be out of breath. The heavy blow winded him.
adjective
(of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.
ˈwindy adjective
a windy hill-top; a windy day; It's windy today.
ˈwindiness noun
ˈwindfall noun
1. an apple etc blown from a tree.
2. any unexpected gain or success.
ˈwindmill noun
a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.
ˈwindpipe noun
the passage for air between mouth and lungs.
windsurf, windsurfer, windsurfingwindˈwindscreen noun
(American ˈwindshield).
1. a transparent (usually glass) screen above the dashboard of a car.
2. a wall usually constructed out from the house wall to protect people on a patio or balcony from the wind.
ˈwindsock noun
a device for indicating the direction and speed of wind on an airfield.
windsurf (ˈwindsəːf) verb
to move across water while standing on a windsurfer.
ˈwindsurfer noun
1. (also sailboard) a board with a sail for moving across water with the aid of the wind.
2. the person controlling this board.
ˈwindsurfing noun
ˈwindswept adjective
exposed to the wind and showing the effects of it. windswept hair; a windswept landscape.
get the wind up
to become nervous or anxious. She got the wind up when she realized how close we were to the edge.
get wind of
to get a hint of or hear indirectly about.
get one's second wind
to recover one's natural breathing after breathlessness.
in the wind
about to happen. A change of policy is in the wind.
like the wind
very quickly. The horse galloped away like the wind.
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windsurfing

تَزَلُّجٌ شِرَاعِيّ windsurfing windsurfing Windsurfen γουίντσερφ windsurf purjelautailu planche à voile jedrenje na dasci windsurf ウインドサーフィン 윈드서핑 windsurfen vindsurfing windsurfing surfe a vela, windsurf виндсерфинг vindsurfing กีฬาวินด์เซิร์ฟ rüzgar sörfü môn lướt ván buồm 帆板运动
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