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billboard

1
[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈbɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun

a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.

verb (used with object)

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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RELATED WORDS

poster, placard, advertisement, signboard, hoarding

Nearby words

  1. bill of sale,
  2. billable,
  3. billabong,
  4. billander,
  5. billbergia,
  6. billbug,
  7. billed,
  8. biller,
  9. billerica,
  10. billet

Origin of billboard

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

Definition for billboard (2 of 2)

billboard

2
[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈbɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun Nautical.

anchor bed.

Origin of billboard

2
First recorded in 1855–60; bill3 + board
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British Dictionary definitions for billboard (1 of 2)

billboard

1
/ (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd) /

noun

another name for hoarding

Word Origin for billboard

C19: from bill 1 + board

British Dictionary definitions for billboard (2 of 2)

billboard

2
/ (ˈbɪlˌbɔːd) /

noun

a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor

Word Origin for billboard

C19: from bill ² + board
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for billboard

billboard

n.

1845, American English, from bill (n.1) + board (n.1). Any sort of board where bills were meant to be posted. Billboard magazine founded 1894, originally a trade paper for the bill-posting industry. Its music sales charts date from 1930s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper