scoreboard

[ skawr-bawrd, skohr-bohrd ]

noun
  1. a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.

Origin of scoreboard

1
First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

Words Nearby scoreboard

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How to use scoreboard in a sentence

  • Make a scoreboard on the blackboard, indicating each row by a number of letter.

    My Book of Indoor Games | Clarence Squareman
  • The scoreboard proclaimed the discouraging totals: Den 1—14.

  • On the scoreboard the figures remained: Ridgley 20—Jefferson 14.

    The Mark of the Knife | Clayton H. Ernst
  • On the scoreboard at the far end of the field the legend read: Hillmans 10Visitors 9.

    The Turner Twins | Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for scoreboard

scoreboard

/ (ˈskɔːˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. sport a board for displaying the score of a game or match

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