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windsurfing

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈwɪndˌsɜː.fɪŋ/ US  /-ˌsɝː-/

Definition

B1 a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail: I went windsurfing most afternoons. → Compare surfingWater sportsSwimmingSailing and boating windsurf
 
 
/-sɜːf/ US  /-sɝːf/ verb [I]
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