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

Jerusalem — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

The billboards, part of a campaign launched by the Florida Immigrant Coalition, will be visible from I-95 at Northwest 62nd Street and from Southwest 17th Avenue and First Street in Little Havana, according to the group. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 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