sandwich board

1. A pair of large placards, hinged at the top by straps for hanging over the shoulders with one board in front and the other behind, used for picketing or advertising.

2. A pair of signboards fastened at their tops and separated at their bases to form a freestanding structure, as for sidewalk or roadside advertising.

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sandwich board

one of two connected boards, usually bearing advertisements, that are hung over the shoulders in front of and behind a person

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sand′wich board`

two connected signboards hanging in front of and behind a person (sand′wich man`) and bearing some advertisement, notice, or the like.

[1895–1900]

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Noun

sandwich board - signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements

signboard, sign - structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

Translations

cartellone pubblicitario a sandwich

sandwich board

n → cartello pubblicitario (portato da uomo sandwich)

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Already he bowed his broad shoulders, his head of ambrosial locks, as if ready to receive the leather yoke of the sandwich board. As on that night, more than a week ago, Comrade Ossipon walked without looking where he put his feet, feeling no fatigue, feeling nothing, seeing nothing, hearing not a sound.

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Charles Episcopal Church has a long history of joyfully serving Christ through hunger relief ministries, providing meals at Hesed House in Aurora, Trinity Episcopal Church Sandwich Board in Aurora, and through the church's own Free Spaghetti Dinner.

The Rev. Deacon Steve Lowe joins church staff

PART of the city centre was cordoned off yesterday, after a man was attacked with a sandwich board.

Man hit with sandwich board in city; VICTIM IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER EARLY MORNING FIGHT

Part of the city centre has been cordoned off after a man was attacked with a SANDWICH BOARD.

City centre on lockdown after man attacked with SANDWICH BOARD; Bold Street cordon after man seriously hurt after altercation outside late-night bar

To address commercial construction professionals' pursuit of materials exhibiting higher performance and smaller dimensions than traditional solutions, Kingspan Insulation has introduced the premium Kooltherm K20 Concrete Sandwich Board. The rigid thermoset insulation offers a higher R-value per inch than any commonly used insulation, company engineers report, and is designed to enable thinner precast or tilt-up wall assemblies, helping to maximize building space.

Sandwich board equal to precast, tilt-up walls

Dressed in a sandwich board which included the book's front and back covers, she said: "I have always been really interested in reading and writing and I had been stuck for an idea [for what to wear] on World Book Day.

Youngster Eva dresses up as her OWN book for literary day

Like a crazy old man wearing a The End Is Nigh sandwich board, Peter Capaldi's killjoy Time Lord is obsessed with his own death and the destruction of the universe.

Blue Who's becoming deadly dull

HOW inspiring to read in the Birmingham Mail that the young man who went out wearing a sandwich board to actively look for work has landed his dream job.

Well done to a work-seeker

"Last week Martin and I were talking about my mum and he encouraged me to create a sandwich board and use it to look for her on Facebook.

Woman reunited with long-lost mum after selfie appeal on Facebook; Stacey Lee hadn't seen her mum Brenda in 22 years and had almost given up hope when her boyfriend came up with a bright idea

A COMMANDO hero who twice fought for his country in Iraq was standing at the roadside with a sandwich side with a sandwich board yesterday, trying to get a job.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL; IT'S SADDAM SHAME IRAQ VETERAN'S BATTLE FOR OFFSHORE JOB IT'S SADDAM SHAME IRAQ VETERAN'S BATTLE FOR OFFSHORE JOB He fought for his country.. but search for work is his toughest test