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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.

billboard

1

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. another name for hoarding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

billboard

2

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of billboard1

C19: from bill 1+ board

Origin of billboard2

C19: from bill ² + board
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The group showed their support by clubbing together with other fan pages to pay for a digital billboard message in New York's Times Square for 24 hours.

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Several fan accounts dedicated to the Grammy nominee shared a video of a Times Square billboard congratulating the singer on her Lifetimes tour, which launched on April 23 in Mexico City.

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Her comments came after fans paid for a billboard in New York to show their support for her ahead of her world tour.

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"In city centres, everything is covered with Russian propaganda: billboards with Putin's face, Putin's quotes, people they call heroes of the special military operation. There are flags everywhere," she tells the BBC.

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Among billboards for restaurants, gun silencers and tractors, a digital sign hints at the crisis gripping the community: a warning about the dangers of measles, which can cause complications including pneumonia, brain swelling and death.

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