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

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Etymology

Origin of scoreboard

First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

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Example Sentences

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scoreboard scoreboards

The two sides had surpassed 100 points on the scoreboard with 15 minutes remaining and continued to showcase unstoppable, attacking flair as the play went end-to-end.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

There’s also one other benefit to Florida’s new strength program that never shows up in the stat sheet or on the scoreboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Bell is supposed to get a new field and new scoreboard, with construction scheduled to begin as early as this month for a two-year project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

There’s a new, $2 billion plus stadium, which has been mocked for Chia Pet sod, neck-twisting viewing angles and a wee scoreboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

His morning announcements were short and curt, and he didn’t say anything about the scoreboard.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

My auditing firm tracks many additional newsletters that have outperformed those on my firm’s honor roll — as you can see from these performance scoreboards.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

By Golesh’s last season, the fastest team in the country was lighting up scoreboards to the tune of 40 points per game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

Back at Dodger Stadium, a near-capacity crowd watched the parade on the stadium scoreboards, cheering every time a player would be interviewed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

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

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