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billboard

[bil-bawrd, -bohrd] Origin

bill·board

1[bil-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.
verb (used with object)
2.
to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a billboard: The movie was billboarded as the year's biggest hit.

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Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; bill1 + board
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bill·board

2[bil-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun Nautical.

Origin:
1855–60; bill3 + board
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billboard1 (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd)
 
n
another name for hoarding
 
[C19: from bill1 + board]

billboard2 (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd)
 
n
a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor
 
[C19: from bill² + board]

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billboard
1851, Amer.Eng., from bill (1) + board. Any sort of board where bills were meant to be posted.
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