English Explanatory Dictionary

billboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
  2. A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
  3. A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
  4. An opening or closing portion of a program, often including credits and sponsors' names.
  5. A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it is viewed from.
verb
  1. To advertise on a billboard.
name
  1. The music charts published by Billboard magazine.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪlˌboɹd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-billboard.wav

Word forms

billboard billboards billboarding billboarded

Etymology

From bill + board.

Derived words

antibillboard billboard antenna billboarded Billboardese billboardesque billboarding billboardless billboardlike human billboard mobile billboard

Translations

Arabic: أَفِيش Arabic: لَوْحَة Arabic: لَافِتَة Arabic: يَافِطَة Arabic: لَوْحَة إعْلَانِيَّة Arabic: لَوْحَة إِعْلَانَات Arabic: لَوْحَة إِشْهَارِيَّة Belarusian: рэкла́мны шчыт Belarusian: рэкля́мны шчыт Belarusian: білбо́рд Bulgarian: билбо́рд Chinese Mandarin: 看板 Chinese Mandarin: 廣告牌 /广告牌 Czech: billboard (bilbord) Danish: reklametavle Danish: plakattavle Dutch: reclamebord Esperanto: reklampanelo Finnish: mainostaulu Finnish: tienvarsimainos French: panneau d'affichage German: Plakatwand German: Werbetafel German: Reklametafel German: Werbeplakat Hungarian: (noticeboard etc.) hirdetőtábla Hungarian: reklámtábla Hungarian: plakát Hungarian: poszter Hungarian: óriásplakát Hungarian: óriásposzter Hungarian: gigantposzter Hungarian: villanyújság Hungarian: fényújság Indonesian: baliho Italian: cartellone Japanese: 看板 Japanese: ビルボード Japanese: 広告板 Korean: 간판 Korean: 빌보드 Korean: 광고판 Malay: papan iklan Māori: papapānui Mongolian: зарын самбар Navajo: óʼoolkąąh bee dah naʼaztą́ Persian: بیلبورد Polish: billboard Polish: baner Polish: banner Portuguese: outdoor Russian: афи́ша Russian: плака́т Russian: рекла́мный щит Russian: щит Russian: билбо́рд Russian: вы́веска Spanish: cartelera Spanish: valla publicitaria Spanish: espectacular Spanish: publicidad exterior Spanish: panel publicitario Tagalog: billboard Tagalog: kartelera Thai: ป้ายโฆษณา Thai: ที่ประกาศ Turkish: ilan panosu Turkish: ilan tabelası Turkish: reklam panosu Turkish: reklam tabelası Ukrainian: білбо́рд Ukrainian: рекла́мний щит Yoruba: pátákó-ìpolówó-ọ̀jà
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