transcription, транскрипция: [ sə:f ]
intransitive or transitive verb (Youth Culture) To ride on the roof or outside of a train, as a dare or for 'kicks'; to ride (a train) as though it were a surfboard. Etymology: A figurative use of surf: the youngsters concerned use the trains for sport, to get excitement and thrills, just as richer youngsters in coastal areas use the waves. History and Usage: The practice of surfing (sometimes known more fully as train surfing) seems to have begun among poor youngsters in Rio de Janeiro and by the late eighties had spread to some US cities as well. In the late eighties it also started to become a problem in the UK, with a number of incidents in which young people were killed engaging in this extremely dangerous 'sport'. What has become known as 'train surfing' is killing 150 teenagers a year in Rio, and injuring 400 more. Chicago Tribune 5 May 1988, p. 28 A verdict of misadventure was recorded yesterday on an 18-year-old student who fell to his death while 'surfing' on a 70mph Tube train. Daily Telegraph 1 Dec. 1988, p. 5