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chalkboard

American

[chawk-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈtʃɔkˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a blackboard, especially a green or other light-colored one.

chalkboard British

/ ˈtʃɔːkˌbɔːd /

noun

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): blackboard. a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching

"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 chalkboard

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; chalk + board

Example Sentences

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It’s still going to be Professor Barrett at the chalkboard explaining the difference between a substantive canon and a rule of statutory construction.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

I was reading a chalkboard menu, when someone spoke over my shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The images also show what appears to be a dental chair and a room with a white chalkboard on which words including "truth", "deception" and "political" appear, among others.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Palladino: And I’m holding a chalkboard and I’m just running my nails on it and they’re like, “OK, OK.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

We meet at the front of the room, and I lean the painting up on the chalkboard.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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