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kneeboard

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knee·board  (nbôrd, -brd)
n.
1. Sports A short surfboard ridden in a kneeling position.
2. A clipboard used especially by pilots during flights for holding maps and checklists.
intr.v. knee·board·ed, knee·board·ing, knee·boards Sports
To ride a short surfboard in a kneeling position.


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The list goes on: the Electronic Data Manager is a ruggedized computer worn as a kneeboard that provides the enhanced communication capabilities; the Microclimate Cooling System is worn by the aviator/crewmember to reduce heat stress to helicopter crewmen; the Cockpit Air Bags System saves lives and prevents or reduces injuries by protecting the aircrew from multiple cockpit strike hazards.
The HAC attempted to flick the switch aft using his kneeboard but hit the cockpit dome light switch instead, flooding the cockpit with non-NVG compatible red dome lights.
: Extreme water sports enthusiasts can get an insider's look at the 1997 market of wakeboards, kneeboards, water skis, converted inner tubes, something called the Air Chair (that ``makes 10- to 12-foot monster leaps into the air effortlessly'') and a range of personal watercraft at the Southern California Boat Show.
 
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