billboard

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noun

bill·​board ˈbil-ˌbȯrd 

: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted

specifically : a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising

billboard

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verb

billboarded; billboarding; billboards

transitive verb

: to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboard

Examples of billboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This essentially treats a social platform like a traditional billboard rather than a dynamic, two-way channel. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026

Verb

Major West Bank roads are lined with Israeli flags and slick new real estate billboards advertising affordable housing in settlements in Hebrew. — Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 May 2026

Many Floridians agree, calling the boat billboards visual pollution. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1842, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for billboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword
• buckboard

Kids Definition

billboard

noun

bill·​board

ˈbil-ˌbō(ə)rd, 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a flat surface on which outdoor advertisements are displayed