[bak-bawrd, -bohrd] 
| 1. | a board placed at or forming the back of anything. |
| 2. | Basketball. a board or other flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. |
| back·board (bāk'bôrd', -bōrd') n.
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backboard back·board (bāk'bôrd')
n.
A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support.
A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way as to avoid further injury.
