placard

1 of 2

noun

plac·​ard ˈpla-kərd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ˌkärd
1
: a notice posted in a public place : poster
2
: a small card or metal plaque

placard

2 of 2

verb

plac·​ard ˈpla-ˌkärd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-kərd
placarded; placarding; placards

transitive verb

1
a
: to cover with or as if with posters
b
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting

Examples of placard in a Sentence

Noun The placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s. a placard announcing a campaign rally at the downtown plaza Verb placarded the poster about the upcoming play to the bulletin board placarded the news about the planned construction project all over the neighborhood
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Like the street placards, local police departments have all but abandoned the investigation into the then-31-year-old Puerto Rican’s vanishing. Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024 The name placard for Dr. Ralph de la Torre, founder and chief executive officer of Steward Health Care System, in front of an empty seat during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
Also, all trucks must be placarded and labeled following USDOT regulations. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 The city’s Department of Transportation will have a 10-person team to target areas of the city prone to placard abuse, including lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn, the mayor said. Katie Honan, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2019 See all Example Sentences for placard 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English placquart formal document, from Middle French placard, from plaquer to make adhere, plate — more at plaque

First Known Use

Noun

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of placard was in 1560

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Cite this Entry

“Placard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

placard

1 of 2 noun
plac·​ard ˈplak-ərd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ˌärd
: a notice posted in a public place : poster

placard

2 of 2 verb
plac·​ard ˈplak-ˌärd How to pronounce placard (audio)
-ərd
1
: to post in a public place
2
: to announce by or as if by posting

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