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billboard

1

[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

  1. a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.


verb (used with object)

  1. to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a billboard:

    The movie was billboarded as the year's biggest hit.

billboard

2

[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

Nautical.

billboard

1

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. another name for hoarding
“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

billboard

2

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor
“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of billboard1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bill 1 + board

Origin of billboard2

First recorded in 1855–60; bill 3 + board
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of billboard1

C19: from bill 1+ board

Origin of billboard2

C19: from bill ² + board
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The camera then zooms in on a massive billboard promoting “The Bondsman.”

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Drive down the roads, and you can see billboards plastered in cities like Green Bay and Madison that read "don't let Elon buy our court" and depict the SpaceX and Tesla boss as a puppeteer.

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Last summer, the organization led a public education campaign on their options should they have an unintended pregnancy complete with a billboard.

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In Los Angeles, teams of young environmentalists sabotaged dozens of campaign billboards, hung by the opposition, which originally said,“The Beach Belongs to You – Don’t Lock it Up. Vote No on Proposition No. 20.”

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On billboards, the sides of buildings, at bus stops.

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