billboard

¹

[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.

verb (used with object)

1. to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a billboard:

   The movie was billboarded as the year's biggest hit.

billboard

²

[ bil-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. anchor bed.

billboard

¹

/ ˈbɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. another name for hoarding

billboard

²

/ ˈbɪlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor

Word History and Origins

Origin of billboard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bill ¹ + board

Origin of billboard²

First recorded in 1855–60; bill ³ + board

Word History and Origins

Origin of billboard¹

C19: from bill ¹+ board

Origin of billboard²

C19: from bill ² + board

Example Sentences

Bob Pittman, chief executive of the San Antonio-based media giant, said the terminations were part of the company’s “modernization journey” and boasted about using technology to “speed up processes and streamline legacy systems” during a third-quarter earnings call last week, according to Billboard.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a photo of a billboard at the Cannes film festival, part of a series imagining a better future, and it said, "In the future, every woman will have a f**k off fund."

From Salon

He performed the latter at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, calling it one he wrote for his “wife” and their “unborn child.”

From Los Angeles Times

We played the Whisky a Go Go, then we drove past A&M Records on La Brea, and there was a huge billboard with our faces on it.

From Los Angeles Times

Monday’s concert was the second of three for the country star at the Lakers’ downtown home behind last year’s ‘Zach Bryan,’ which debuted atop the Billboard charts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advertisement
• placard
• poster
• signboard