Catchword: bombing

Filed Under: English, Pastimes & Hobbies, Sports & Recreation, Slang

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: They have no headlights, tail lamps or turn signals. No steering wheels, seat belts or seats. No brakes. Yet they travel at speeds reaching beyond 40 mph on public streets and highways. They’re oversized, low-profile skateboards designed for high-speed, downhill runs on pavement. In skateboarder parlance, the practice is known as “bombing” hills and the boards are called “longboards."…A skateboarder died early Wednesday morning while “bombing” a steep section of Eastdell Drive in Sandy. His longboard struck a manhole cover and his head hit the pavement.

Article or Document Title:
“Longboard bombers: Cops need to curb skateboarders” (URL)

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Salt Lake Tribune

Publishing Location:
Utah

Date of Publication:
July 20, 2007

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