also: ボディーボード
noun
bodyboard
A short, soft surfboard used for riding waves while lying on one's stomach or kneeling. Loanword from English 'bodyboard'.
夏休みにボディボードで波に乗った。
I rode the waves on a bodyboard during summer vacation.
彼は新しいボディボードを買って海に行った。
He bought a new bodyboard and went to the beach.
A surfboard is longer and harder, used for standing up while riding waves, unlike a bodyboard which is shorter and softer.
Loanword from English 'bodyboard'.