A skateboard that is typically longer than a freestyle board. There are 4 main types of longboarding and boards are designed with each type of longboarding in mind:

1. Speedboarding - The goal here is speed, so boards are designed with stability in mind. They tend to have a rigid deck which is lowered significantly. They have large wheels and large trucks as well.

2. Cruising - The goal here is a smooth easy ride. These longboards are designed to be responsive and stable at low speeds. The decks usually have quite a bit of flex in them and are still long like a speedboard. They tend to have slightly harder wheels than a speedboard but still relatively the same size. They are very smooth and easy to ride because they bend as you carve, sticking you to your board as you corner quickly.

3. Sliding - These boards are designed for sliding. They are usually fairly short and have kicktails on the front and the back. They have small hard wheels that slide very easily.

4. Carving - These boards are designed to carve really tight and fast. They have a shorter wheelbase than a cruiser and turn a lot faster too. They have wide soft wheels for maximum traction. People usually use these boards in slalmom races.

Many boards are also designed with 2 or more longboarding styles in mind. It is even becoming quite popular in many areas as it is a great mode of transportation.

Any surfboard that is more than 3' longer than the rider is defined as a Lonboard by the Hawaians.

HOWEVER - it is more the state of mind.

Longboarding is about the soul, expression and The Glide. Where shortboarders beat each other for the waves and perform aggresive moves to carve up the water, you will almost certainly find a longboarder behind them, contemplating their surroundings, taking in the view and with a huge grin on their face.
Add another longboarder and you have a friend with a common goal; glide, float, dance and shimy on the board using your board and your body together - swap stories of shortboarders scattering in your wake and the time you soul arched hanging ten for 20 seconds at Jeffries..
Longboarding is the original soul of original surf culture.

A board originally meant to emulate the feeling of surfing on land. Typically longer than a normal skateboard, but not necessarily. Longboards are for people who want a smooth, chill ride. Also, they are fantastic means of transportation in urban areas where bikes are inconvenient and commonly get stolen. They are far superior to normal skateboards, which offer much less control and a much bumpier ride.

A surfboard from 8 to 12 feet, though it can go bigger. Easy to catch waves on, though waves over 9 feet it gets a bit nasty.

Easy to paddle, too.

surfboard longer than 8 feet. Able to ride smaller waves and get in more surfing.

its when someone that can't skateboard gets on a longer skateboard and tries to skateboard. its also for hipsters

the nickname for my boyfriends/any guy who skates or surfs penis

a longboard is a 1/4 ounce of weed

a sport very near to skate boarding, but involes you screaming down hills at any speed up to around 45mph