paddleboarding

[ pad-l-bawr-ding ]

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noun

any of various watersports in which one rides on a paddleboard, propelling it with the hands or a paddle.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paddleboarding¹

First recorded in 1935–40; paddleboard ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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Then one day in January, off the coast of Laguna Beach, I went paddleboarding for the first time.

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Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in October 2021.

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Detective Superintendent Cameron Ritchie, of Dyfed-Powys Police, described the paddleboarding tragedy as "completely avoidable".

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Paul O'Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24, and Nicola Wheatley, 40, drowned while paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the River Cleddau, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.

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People are being warned over the Easter holidays that they are risking their lives by swimming, paddleboarding or even entering reservoirs without proper permission or safety precautions.

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paddleboard paddleboat

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