surfboat
/ˈsɜːrfboʊt/
noun
- A strong, lightweight boat designed to be launched from a beach and used for rescuing people in rough surf or for riding waves.
- The lifeguards quickly launched the surfboat to reach the swimmers caught in the rip current.
- Every summer, the local club holds a race where teams row surfboats through the crashing waves.
- The museum displayed a vintage wooden surfboat used by coastal rescue crews a century ago.
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