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scoreboard

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

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 British  
/ ˈskɔːˌbɔːd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scoreboard

First recorded in 1820–30; score + board

Example Sentences

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But if England can avoid the early scoreboard slippage that has afflicted them in the past matches and stick tight to the hosts, they may be rewarded.

From BBC

The 54-year-old comedian with a beard full of gray stubble drops back to pass, launching a tight spiral underneath SoFi’s massive technicolor halo scoreboard hovering above a sea of empty stands.

From Los Angeles Times

"We thought we'd make it a two-score game that built the scoreboard pressure, they threw everything at us and it was a real test of character."

From BBC

A failure to exert scoreboard pressure led to a snowball effect and a game that was quickly out of reach.

From BBC

"The scoreboard is always the truth of the game and we have to go with that," Lamaro told British channel ITV.

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