blackboard

noun

black·​board ˈblak-ˌbȯrd 

: a hard smooth usually dark surface used especially in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk

Examples of blackboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To think, this season began with images of a zero on the blackboard and the blank space on the wall in the school gym, as Accomando, who pitched for UConn, and played a season of minor league baseball, drove home the point that Glastonbury has never won a state championship in baseball. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025

There's also a handy small blackboard wall area for leaving notes and recipes etc. —Adam Williams may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025

Elsewhere, an entire subway platform has become a makeshift schoolhouse, complete with blackboards, desks and learning material. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025

Over the years, this little demand has remained stuck to the blackboard in the back of my mind, while almost all other Post-its are now missing. —Mariana Dimópulos, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blackboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword
• buckboard

Kids Definition

blackboard

noun

black·​board ˈblak-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: chalkboard