dartboard

American  

[dahrt-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈdɑrtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. the target used in the game of darts.

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dartboard British  

/ ˈdɑːtˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a circular piece of wood, cork, etc, used as the target in the game of darts. It is divided into numbered sectors with central inner and outer bull's-eyes

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Etymology

Origin of dartboard

First recorded in 1900–05; dart + board

Example Sentences

Greaves started playing with her older brother Taylor, who had a dartboard in his bedroom, and quickly showed her aptitude for the game.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

“Trust your gut, keep throwing darts at the dartboard, don’t listen to the critics and you will figure it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2023

She was rewarded with an education at Stuart Hall, an Episcopal school in Staunton, Va., where she was briefly expelled for using faculty photos as a dartboard.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

And it’s also why he took a chance on Mayfield, firing yet another dart at the dartboard in hopes of finding something that hits the bull’s-eye.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

I used to dash by, feeling like a dartboard, a big red bull’s-eye that Mother pinged darts at.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett