dartboard

[ dahrt-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈdɑrtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

the target used in the game of darts.

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Origin of dartboard

First recorded in 1900–05; dart + board

Words nearby dartboard

Darrow, Clarence, darshan, darshana, D'Arsonval galvanometer, dart, dartboard, darter, Dartford, dartitis, dartle, Dartmoor
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British Dictionary definitions for dartboard

dartboard
/ (ˈdɑːtˌbɔːd) /

noun

a circular piece of wood, cork, etc, used as the target in the game of darts. It is divided into numbered sectors with central inner and outer bull's-eyes
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