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signboard

American  
[sahyn-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈsaɪnˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a board bearing a sign.


signboard British  
/ ˈsaɪnˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a board carrying a sign or notice, esp one used to advertise a product, event, etc

"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 signboard

First recorded in 1625–35; sign + board

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On Thursday, an AFP reporter saw the federation's signboard had been removed at its address.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

“Hydrogen,” he said slowly in English, gesturing at an imaginary signboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

The signboard on the door wasn’t changed, she said.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022

A fuel tank truck drives past a signboard, which reads "Druzhba oil pipeline," near the city of Samara, Russia July 23, 2019.

From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022

Every guidebook, every experienced hiker, every signboard beside every trailhead parking lot warns you that the weather in the White Mountains can change in an instant.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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