different between headboard vs kneeboard

English

Etymology

head +? board

Noun

headboard (plural headboards)

1. A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
2. (nautical) A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.
3. (rail transport) A board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is on.
4. A grave marker made of wood.

Related terms

• footboard
• bedhead
• headstone

Translations

References

• “headboard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Broadhead, broadhead

English

Etymology

knee +? board

Noun

kneeboard (plural kneeboards)

1. (surfing) A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck.
2. (aviation) A clipboard carried in the lap of an airplane pilot, on which basic flight data is recorded.
3. (waterskiing) A short wakeboard designed to be ridden in the kneeling position.

Derived terms

• kneeboarder
• kneeboarding

Related terms

• footboard
• handboard
• headboard
• wakeboard

Verb

kneeboard (third-person singular simple present kneeboards, present participle kneeboarding, simple past and past participle kneeboarded)

1. to surf or water-ski using a kneeboard

See also

• kneeboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia