billboard

noun

bill·board | \ ˈbil-ˌbȯrd

Definition of billboard

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

verb

billboarded; billboarding; billboards

Definition of billboard (Entry 2 of 2)

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 Expenses of $34,000 included campaign mailings, a billboard and about $3,400 to hire a company to plow snow for some city residents, according to her report. — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, "Finance reports show more than $500,000 spent by campaigns before Southland elections," 19 Apr. 2021 The billboard, which will be installed for one month, will be placed on I-465, north of I-70 on the city's west side, 1.7 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport. — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, "Democrats purchase billboard attacking Braun, Young for 'no' vote on Biden's relief plan," 5 Apr. 2021 In Brunswick, Georgia, the Rev. John Perry and another Black pastor put their faces on a billboard promoting the vaccines, and postcards with a similar image were mailed to residents. — BostonGlobe.com, "More Black Americans open to vaccines after outreach efforts," 11 Apr. 2021 Her face appeared on a billboard in Times Square; then, suddenly, Midtown was deserted. — New York Times, "Sam Hunt’s," 10 Mar. 2021 Coca-Cola turned off its Times Square billboard for a day. — Alison Sider, WSJ, "With Georgia Voting Law, the Business of Business Becomes Politics," 10 Apr. 2021 Demand Justice released an online petition telling Breyer should immediately step down and drove a billboard truck around the U.S. Supreme Court building Friday calling for Breyer’s retirement. — Alison Durkee, Forbes, "Progressives Demand ‘Breyer Retire’ So Biden Can Appoint Supreme Court Justice," 9 Apr. 2021 The Democratic National Committee is putting up a billboard in Indianapolis this week, attacking Sen. Mike Braun and Sen. Todd Young for voting against President Joe Biden's latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, "Democrats purchase billboard attacking Braun, Young for 'no' vote on Biden's relief plan," 5 Apr. 2021 That stemmed from a court case brought by a San Luis Obispo man who said seeing a marijuana billboard along the freeway would expose his children to the dangers of the devil’s weed. — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, "No marijuana billboards allowed? California is making it hard on legal weed," 4 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Like a lot of Russian fans, Savinov was dressed to billboard his indignation. — David Segal, New York Times, "Russian Fans at the Olympics Are Loud, Proud and Angry," 20 Feb. 2018 Read more: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Barry Manilow Scores 26th Top 40 Album With ' — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, "Barry Manilow Receives BMI Icon Award as Co-Songwriter of the Year Justin Tranter Pushes for More Diversity," 10 May 2017

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