dartboard

noun

dart·​board ˈdärt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce dartboard (audio)
: a usually circular board (as of compressed bristles) used as a target in the game of darts

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The Hammacher Schlemmer website remains open for business, where items supplied by Kuo — ranging from a 6-foot inflatable kickball dartboard to a teak shower seat — are prominently featured. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Or join a pub quiz at Masters of the Sea—Virtuosa’s old-school English pub with rugby trophies, dartboards, and 12 ice-cold beers on tap. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The collection features pants, jackets, t-shirts, shorts, hats, bookends, a dartboard, soccer ball, gaming pad and more. Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 July 2025 Three dartboards are set up inside and, because this is Wisconsin, a pull-tab machine is prominently displayed right by the bar. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dartboard

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dartboard was in 1853

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“Dartboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dartboard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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