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means A long, buoyant board you stand, kneel, or lie on and propel across water using a paddle, rather than relying on waves for momentum.

from A straightforward compound of 'paddle' (to propel with a flat-bladed tool, itself an old word of uncertain deeper root, possibly linked to words for 'small spade') and 'board,' the plank-like surfboard shape borrowed from surf culture. The activity itself has older roots — Polynesian and other coastal peoples paddled standing on boards long before anyone branded it — but the modern word 'paddleboard,' and especially 'stand-up paddleboarding' (SUP), crystallized as surf culture needed a name for the paddle-assisted, wave-optional cousin of surfing that took off in the later 20th century.