kickboard
noun
kickboard is a noun meaning “A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled K-I-C-K-B-O-A-R-D, and it appears about once in every 74 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of kickboard is kickboards.
What does kickboard mean?
noun
- 1
A small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.
The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children.
- 2
On pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.
A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby.
- 3
Synonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kickboard
- kickboards plural
- kick-board
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is kickboard?
Kickboard appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does kickboard come from?
From kick + board.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).