Home › Words › H › hoverboardhoverboard/ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/hoverboard means A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hoverboard ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.hoverboard is pronounced /ˈhɒvəbɔɹd/.EtymologyFrom hover + board, patterned off of skateboard. First mentioned in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.nounA 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.e.g.“Northern introduced a ban on e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on all its stations and trains from December 1, because of a fire risk. Electric wheelchairs and bikes are exempt.” — 2022 December 14, “Network News: News in Brief: Northern e-scooter ban”, in RAIL, number 972, page 25:verbTo travel by hoverboard.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).