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billboard
(bil′bôrd′)
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noun
a signboard, usually outdoors, for advertising posters
Origin: bill + board
noun
an inclined plane projecting from the bow of earlier ships, on which the anchor was placed before being dropped or after being raised
Origin: bill + board
See billboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A panel for the display of advertisements in public places, such as alongside highways or on the sides of buildings.
- The advertisement or message posted on such a panel.
- An introductory list of highlights from the program or text that follows, as in a broadcast or magazine.
To advertise or proclaim on or as if on a billboard: billboarded as the workers' candidate.
Origin:
Origin: bill1
Origin: + board
.noun
Nautical
A ledge on the bow of a ship on which the bill of an anchor rests when the anchor is secured to the cathead.
Origin:
Origin: bill2
Origin: + board
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