chalkboard

American  

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

noun

• chalkboards
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chalkboards
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of chalkboard

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chalkboard chalkboards

I choose the “Love Potion,” noted on the chalkboard sign as an early Valentine’s Day special.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But her report of much more capital spending than expected, some $56 billion in Oracle’s fiscal year ended in May and $70 billion planned this year, was more like nails on a chalkboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

I was reading a chalkboard menu, when someone spoke over my shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

On my way out, I was surprised to see Papa wrote something for Rashid Uncle on his chalkboard which lay on the dining room table.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

But even mathematicians were astonished when OpenAI announced that one of its models resolved a puzzle known as the unit distance problem without the help of any humans scribbling a bunch of equations on chalkboards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

"I gave up my job as a barista because of my son's mental health problems, and this is something that just happened… I was already doing chalkboards and portraits."

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

It allows children aged 6-14 to assemble structures with wooden slats, explore homemade “ornithopters” and try writing in reverse on mounted chalkboards.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Professors linger in empty classrooms, trying to solve complex equations on chalkboards.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023

I check out the chalkboards and realize that one has rules for debate.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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