dartboard

American  

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

noun

1. the target used in the game of darts.

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dartboard British  

/ ˈdɑːtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of dartboard

First recorded in 1900–05; dart + board

Example Sentences

This can include a foosball table, pool table or dartboard.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

“Trust your gut, keep throwing darts at the dartboard, don’t listen to the critics and you will figure it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2023

She was rewarded with an education at Stuart Hall, an Episcopal school in Staunton, Va., where she was briefly expelled for using faculty photos as a dartboard.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

When asked what his thoughts were while standing on the tee, he replied: "Basically, the green's a big massive dartboard, and you're like, just hit it anywhere on there."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2022

I used to dash by, feeling like a dartboard, a big red bull’s-eye that Mother pinged darts at.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett