List of skateboarding terms

This is a skateboarding related list that defines everything, maneuver, venue, and physics terms that are important to skateboarding.

These terms are commonly used in the vocabulary of a skateboarder in order to reference specific parts, tricks, and locations efficiently.

A skateboard is made up of many parts both movable and immovable that when put together allow a rider to propel him or herself forward and steer left or right.

A skateboard is propelled by pushing with one foot while the other remains on the board, or by pumping in structures such as a pool or half-pipe.

A skateboard can also be used by simply standing on the board while on a downward slope and allowing gravity to propel the board and rider.

A typical skateboard
A skateboard truck
Eight bearings, two bearings for each of the four wheels.
Animation of a ball bearing. Red dots show direction of rotation. The two concentric circles that the ball bearings ride on are called races.
Skateboarding on a ramp