droneboarding

English

Etymology

From drone +‎ boarding. Compare snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.

Noun

droneboarding (uncountable)

1. A sport in which a person is pulled by a drone, in combination with a sports board, such as a snowboard, skateboard or mountainboard.
   • 2016 January 30, Kelsey D. Atherton, “Droneboarding Is A Thing Now Because Of Course It Is”, in Popular Science:

     Just in time for winter is a brand-new technology-and-board-based sport: droneboarding. The premise is simple: While riding a snowboard, attach a rope and a handle to a drone, and let the machine turn a level field into an X-Games wonderland.

   • 2016 March 18, Kym Horsell, “droneboarding hits the beach”, in alt.global-warming‎ (Usenet):

     Droneboarding, the extreme sport for windless days

   • 2017 January 23, [e-mail], “Droneboarding: Heavy duty fire & rescue bots creating a buzz in winter sports”, in alt.politics.org.un‎ (Usenet):

     [See title]

   • 2017 March 4, Avery Thompson, “Jetpack Skiing Seems Like a Fun Way to Break Your Legs”, in Popular Mechanics:

     Droneboarding looks like a real blast as well.

Translations

Boarding pulled by a drone

Spanish: dronbordaje m

See also

• kiteboarding