sandwich board

noun

: two usually hinged boards designed for hanging from the shoulders with one board before and one behind and used especially for advertising or picketing

Examples of sandwich board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From the specialty list, Sliced Lox and Cream Cheese, with the usual accompaniments, is popular, as is the California Club (turkey-avocado-Swiss) on the classic sandwich board. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

The council agreed and allowed Bike the Dunes to put its sandwich board sign in the town’s median near the visitor center entrance when the rental business is operating. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

To educate the public about the new ordinance, the city plans to post signage around town and use sandwich boards near the beaches. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026

The encounters prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to post temporary sandwich board-style signs at the Crosier Mountain trailhead warning of mountain lion activity. — Outside, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sandwich board

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard