billboard

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[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]
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noun
  1. a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.

verb (used with object)
  1. to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a billboard: The movie was billboarded as the year's biggest hit.

Origin of billboard

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bill1 + board

Words Nearby billboard

Other definitions for billboard (2 of 2)

billboard2
[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

nounNautical.

Origin of billboard

2
First recorded in 1855–60; bill3 + board

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How to use billboard in a sentence

  • Some distance ahead stretched a long, smooth, sandy beach, on which was a huge billboard with the words "Perry's Slope."

  • A large billboard, blown flat, was the first sign that they were approaching Tippewa.

  • The craft was moored to the supports of the billboard, on one side, and to a heavy wagon on the other.

    Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. Matthews
  • Ferral, finding everything quiet in the alley, strolled around by the end of the billboard.

    Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. Matthews
  • While Carl was getting up, he saw Brady disappearing around one end of the billboard.

    Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for billboard (1 of 2)

billboard1

/ (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. another name for hoarding

Origin of billboard

1
C19: from bill 1 + board

British Dictionary definitions for billboard (2 of 2)

billboard2

/ (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor

Origin of billboard

2
C19: from bill ² + board

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