billboard

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noun

bill·​board ˈbil-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce billboard (audio)
: 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

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Noun
Miami-Dade’s mayor intervened this week over jumbo digital billboards that the county’s Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts asked to build in downtown Miami. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 It’s been really amazing to see your face on billboards and in ads and soon with this commercial on TV, getting to be true to yourself this entire time. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for billboard 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of billboard was in 1843

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Cite this Entry

“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billboard. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

billboard

noun
bill·​board
ˈbil-ˌbō(ə)rd,
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a flat surface on which outdoor advertisements are displayed
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