chalkboard

American  

[chawk-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃɔkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a blackboard, especially a green or other light-colored one.

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chalkboard British  

/ ˈtʃɔːkˌbɔːd /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): blackboard.  a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching

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Etymology

Origin of chalkboard

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; chalk + board

Example Sentences

Michigan’s turnaround started with the hiring of a sharp coach, Dusty May, who transformed a mid-major, Florida Atlantic, but saw the writing on the locker room chalkboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s still going to be Professor Barrett at the chalkboard explaining the difference between a substantive canon and a rule of statutory construction.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

The images also show what appears to be a dental chair and a room with a white chalkboard on which words including "truth", "deception" and "political" appear, among others.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Pat Riley once wrote on the locker room chalkboard during a playoff run, “No rebounds , no rings.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

And that’s the view this week from the News desk Cara Landry, Editor in Chief Mr. Larson had started slowly swiveling his chair around toward the chalkboard when he was about halfway through the editorial.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements