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Definition of billboard
: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted; specifically : a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising
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Recent Examples of billboard from the Web
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According to Texas' KBTX, on May 10, after finishing work on a prop for Fixer Upper, Goodwin went to McGregor, Texas, to complete another billboard project.
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Enormous, blown-up, billboard-size photographs of Moss dominated the space, overwhelming even the impressive oil paintings and gilt lamps permanently affixed to the walls.
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Wrigley kept investing in advertisements and promotion, slathering billboards and streetcars with images that usually featured beautiful women.
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Despite both daughters needing to throw up after every seventh roadside billboard, the winding scenery was pretty enough.
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The FBI announced a tip line and advertised a $130,000 reward on billboards.
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The latter is the mantra that dominated vigils and billboards in the days after the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
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Located about 50 miles east of the capital of Ljubljana, Sevnica has installed billboards that say 'Welcome to the Hometown of the First Lady' in Slovenian.
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There were billboards and people rallying around your return.)
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First Known Use of billboard
1843
billboard
Definition of billboard
transitive verb
: to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboard
Recent Examples of billboard from the Web
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First Known Use of billboard
1904
BILLBOARD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of billboard for English Language Learners
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: a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.
BILLBOARD Defined for Kids
billboard
playDefinition of billboard for Students
: a flat surface on which outdoor advertisements are displayed
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See words that rhyme with billboard Spanish Central: Translation of billboard Nglish: Translation of billboard for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of billboard for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about billboard
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