[bil-bawrd, -bohrd] 
| 1. | a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted. |
| 2. | to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a billboard: The movie was billboarded as the year's biggest hit. |
| a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use. |
| bill·board 1 (bĭl'bôrd', -bōrd') n.
To advertise or proclaim on or as if on a billboard: billboarded as the workers' candidate. [bill1 + board.] |
| bill·board 2 (bĭl'bôrd', -bōrd') n. Nautical A ledge on the bow of a ship on which the bill of an anchor rests when the anchor is secured to the cathead. [bill2 + board.] |
