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

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The same image was blown up for a billboard on Sunset, perfectly visible just below the penthouse’s balcony. Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024 Drivers in Dallas earlier this year may have noticed a curious trio of billboards on the side of Highway 67. Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 But despite the over-the-top tactics that had worked so well for Bowie – a billboard on Sunset Strip, limos, expensive hotels – Ronson, although an enormously talented and charismatic musician, was not a superstar frontman. Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024 But Hill campaigned aggressively, called for changes at the prosecutor's office and spent tens of thousands on billboards all over the county, the South Bend Tribune reported at the time. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024 Clark has appeared in national TV ads and on billboards, and has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces in college sports. Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024 During last year’s Hong Kong Art Week, a video installation by an American artist was removed from a billboard outside a department store after it was discovered to be secretly paying tribute to the 2019 protesters, more than 10,000 of whom have been arrested. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024 Schenker pointed to mobile truck billboards commissioned by Qatar in Washington and New York as part of its influence campaign. Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 The de-facto leader of the pack, Tara and her husband own an advertising company that controls all the billboards in town. Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Verb
Like a lot of Russian fans, Savinov was dressed to billboard his indignation. David Segal, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018 Read more: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Barry Manilow Scores 26th Top 40 Album With ' Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 May 2017

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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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“Billboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billboard. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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