blackboard
noun
a sheet of smooth, hard material, especially dark slate, used in schools, lecture rooms, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk.
blackboards
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pluralof blackboard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Images of sheets and blackboards tallying the results have circulated on social media, fuelling victory claims among both Biya and Tchiroma's camps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
I remember how excited and happy I was even though my school had no chairs, no blackboards, no books — the classroom in ruins from the war.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
It started, really, with those double pages that open the chapters that look like blackboards with white letters.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2022
Guests can tour classrooms where blackboards, walls and ceilings were warped by the water.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
The blackboards, the rough wooden floor, the uncomfortable-looking chairs were almost exactly the same.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
