scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match

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Vancouver, in fact, has won Lekkerimäki’s five-on-five minutes both on the scoreboard and on the shot counter through the preseason. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 With the envelope rule enforced, the match was scratched and the scoreboard adjusted to 12–5. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Chuba Hubbard has essentially been neutralized by the scoreboard to begin the season. Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025 Field goals were the only points on the scoreboard in a game that was 3-3 at halftime. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scoreboard

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First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoreboard was in 1826

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“Scoreboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoreboard. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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scoreboard

noun
score·​board ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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