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Windsurfing vs Surfing - What's the difference?

windsurfing | surfing | Derived terms |

Surfing is a derived term of windsurfing.



As nouns the difference between windsurfing and surfing

is that windsurfing is a marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts while surfing is the pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

As verbs the difference between windsurfing and surfing

is that windsurfing is present participle of lang=en while surfing is present participle of lang=en.

windsurfing

English

Noun

(-)
  • A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or ing the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.

    • Synonyms

    * boardsailing

    Derived terms

    * windsurfer

    Verb

    (head)

    • surfing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
  • The action of the verb to surf .

    • Synonyms

    * surf riding (obsolete)

    Related terms

    * surf * surfboard * surfer

    Derived terms

    * bodysurfing * windsurfing * crowd surfing * train surfing * shoulder surfing * kitesurfing

    See also

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