billboard

(bilbôrd′)

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
  1. A panel for the display of advertisements in public places, such as alongside highways or on the sides of buildings.
  2. The advertisement or message posted on such a panel.
  3. An introductory list of highlights from the program or text that follows, as in a broadcast or magazine.
transitive verb bill·board·ed, bill·board·ing, bill·boards
To advertise or proclaim on or as if on a billboard: billboarded as the workers' candidate.

Origin:

Origin: bill1

Origin: + board

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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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