scoreboard

[ skawr-bawrd, skohr-bohrd ]

noun

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.

scoreboard

/ ˈskɔːˌbɔːd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scoreboard¹

First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

Example Sentences

When Brazil’s Luiz Francisco executed the final run of the day—it looked pretty promising—he and Palmer put their arms around each other to glance at the scoreboard.

From Time

So the defending 100-m Olympic champion pointed at the scoreboard before the finish, just like fellow Jamaican, Usain Bolt, did at the 2008 Beijing Games.

From Time

The race was so close that Felix didn’t know whether she’d made the team until she saw the results on the scoreboard.

From Outside Online

Stephen Curry might not be busting scoreboards if not for the play-in.

From Washington Post

If it didn’t tilt the scoreboard, it did turn the experience into a tunnel of cold gusts and doubt.

From Washington Post

They tried to beat us on the ice physically and looked up at the scoreboard and saw it: 8-1.

From The Daily Beast

But ultimately, pointing to the stock chart is like a football coach pointing to the scoreboard.

From The Daily Beast

So if you think about it, dude, I'm 0-for-3 in marriage, But like in baseball, The scoreboard doesn't lie.

From The Daily Beast

So if you think about it dude, I'm 0-for-3 in marriage, but like in baseball, the scoreboard doesn't lie.

From The Daily Beast

What a second-hand civilization it is that grows passionate over a scoreboard with little electric lights!

From Project Gutenberg

Make a scoreboard on the blackboard, indicating each row by a number of letter.

From Project Gutenberg

The scoreboard proclaimed the discouraging totals: Den 1—14.

From Project Gutenberg

On the Scoreboard the figures remained: Ridgley 20—Jefferson 14.

From Project Gutenberg

On the scoreboard at the far end of the field the legend read: Hillmans 10Visitors 9.

From Project Gutenberg