# Shortboard

> A short, thin, light board for fast, high-performance surfing.

**What "shortboard" means in surfing:** A short, thin, light board for fast, high-performance surfing.

**Example:** "Moved to a shortboard last year."

**Category:** Gear

## Related words

- [Thruster](https://surfslang.com/thruster): A board with three fins, the most common setup on modern shortboards.
- [Step-up](https://surfslang.com/step-up): A board slightly longer than your everyday board, for when the waves get bigger.
- [Funboard](https://surfslang.com/funboard): A mid-length board, between a shortboard and a longboard; easy to paddle and still turnable.

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Source: [Shortboard](https://surfslang.com/shortboard) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt