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bill·board 1

 (bĭl′bôrd′)
n.
1. A panel for the display of advertisements in public places, such as alongside highways or on the sides of buildings.
2. The advertisement or message posted on such a panel.
3. An introductory list of highlights from the program or text that follows, as in a broadcast or magazine.
tr.v. bill·board·ed, bill·board·ing, bill·boards
To advertise or proclaim on or as if on a billboard: billboarded as the workers' candidate.

[bill + board.]

bill·board 2

 (bĭl′bôrd′)
n. Nautical
A ledge on the bow of a ship on which the bill of an anchor rests when the anchor is secured to the cathead.

[bill + board.]
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billboard

(ˈbɪlˌbɔːd)
n
(Marketing) another name for hoarding
[C19: from bill1 + board]

billboard

(ˈbɪlˌbɔːd)
n
(Nautical Terms) a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor
[C19: from bill2 + board]
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bill•board

(ˈbɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)
n.
1. a flat surface or board, usu. outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted.
v.t.
2. to advertise on or as if on a billboard.
[1850–55, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.billboard - large outdoor signboardbillboard - large outdoor signboard    
signboard, sign - structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
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billboard

noun
A usually public posting that conveys a message:
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Translations
لَوْحَةُ إعْلانات
plakátovací plocha/tabule
plakattavlereklametavle
mainostaulutienvarsimainos
baliho
auglÿsingaskilti
reklamná tabuľa
pano
ilân tahtasıreklâm panosu

billboard

[ˈbɪlbɔːd] Ncartelera f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

billboard

[ˈbɪlbɔːrd] npanneau m d'affichage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

billboard

nReklametafel f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

billboard

[ˈbɪlˌbɔːd] ntabellone m pubblicitario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bill2

(bil) noun
1. an account of money owed for goods etc. an electricity bill.
2. (American) a banknote. a five-dollar bill.
3. a poster used for advertising.
verb
to send an account (to someone). We'll bill you next month for your purchases.
ˈbillboard noun
a large board on which advertising posters are displayed. He stuck posters on the billboard.
ˈbillfold noun
(American) a wallet. a billfold full of dollars.
fill the bill
to be suitable; to be exactly what is required. We are looking for a new car and this will fill the bill.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
Toward the end of April, the billboards, which I watched anxiously in those days, bloomed out one morning with gleaming white posters on which two names were impressively printed in blue Gothic letters: the name of an actress of whom I had often heard, and the name `Camille.'
Just the same the billboards would look splendid with my name in the hugest letters--"
1 on spot the main Billboard 200 album chart, becoming the first group since the Beatles to earn three top spots in less than a year, Billboard said.
After hearing arguments, the trial court concluded that the statutory exclusion from taxation for signs and their support structures prevented the existence of a billboard on a property from being considered in any manner to raise that property's assessment.
class="MsoNormalBut a similar billboard at Makutano junction on the sameroad was intact."Hon Moses Kuria welcomes you to Kirinyaga County for the sixth devolution conference" read the billboards that also have a huge image of the MP in the middle.
A pink-hued photo image of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK hit the cover of the Billboard magazine's March edition, making the quartet the first Korean female music group representing the American pop magazine.
According to the Governor, the Law Maker destroyed the billboard at his campaign office to draw the attention of government to himself.
Gatchalian Saturday urged the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to enforce stricter guidelines for billboards and outdoor advertising signs along major metropolitan thoroughfares pending the passage by Congress of a legislative measure on billboard regulation.
The counsel representing National Highway Authority (NHA) at the hearing said they did not put up any billboard on public property and give the required permission in accordance with the law.
The counsel representing National Highway Authority (NHA) said that they did not put up any billboard on public property and had given the required permissions in accordance with the law.
Los Angeles, CA, September 25, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Riding high on the success of his new hit single "Open Your Mouth and Say Something", Brent Jones' new CD& Songbook hits a stunning 12 Billboard charts including Billboard's prestigious Top 200 Albums chart.
But in May, the Gilberts village board signed off on a new set of regulations for outdoor advertising that limited billboard sizes to 80 square feet in area, 10 feet in height, and required them to be at least 2,500 feet apart.