scoreboard

American  

[skawr-bawrd, skohr-bohrd] / ˈskɔrˌbɔrd, ˈskoʊrˌboʊrd /

noun

• scoreboards
  plural

1. a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.

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scoreboard British  

/ ˈskɔːˌbɔːd /

noun

1. sport a board for displaying the score of a game or match

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• scoreboards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of scoreboard

First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

Example Sentences

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scoreboard scoreboards

Centennial played better, and Logan was right by saying it can go toe-to-toe with any opponent, but the scoreboard favored Lara’s men on a weird night in Santa Ana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Suddenly, Leonard was a richly compensated endorser of a wireless company, a scoreboard manufacturer and an insurance firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Iatcenko looked a bundle of nerves in the biggest match of her career, but composed herself to get on the scoreboard for 5-1 and immediately broke out into a relieved smile.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

As a baseball player, the scoreboard always told him if he was succeeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

He pauses so the cameras can show the scoreboard.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

One after another, they have lit up the scoreboards like a videogame come to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Guggenheim group, led by Walter and fellow businessman Boehly, immediately poured hundreds of millions of dollars into player salaries, clubhouse upgrades and even new scoreboards at an aging Chavez Ravine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025

The power cut meant the electronic line-calling system - which has replaced line judges - and scoreboards stopped working.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

All the arrangements as to scoreboards, and accommodation for players, members of the club and general spectators, vary considerably according to local requirements.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various