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billboard
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bill·board 1  (blbôrd, -brd)
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  (blbôrd, -brd)
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.]

billboard1
n
(Business / Marketing) another name for hoarding
[from bill1 + board]

billboard2
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a fitting at the bow of a vessel for securing an anchor
[from bill2 + board]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.billboardbillboard - large outdoor signboard              
signboard, sign - structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
Translations
billboard [ˈbɪlbɔːd] Ncartelera f
billboard [ˈbɪlbɔːrd] npanneau m d'affichage
billboard
nReklametafel f
billboard [ˈbɪlˌbɔːd] ntabellone m pubblicitario
billboard [ˈbɪlˌbɔːd] ntabellone m pubblicitario


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The way the Judiciary Committee billboarded the day's hearing--`The Consequences of Perjury'--had the ring of the pulpit to it, much as the sermon topic `The Wages of Sin' has generated countless spiritual revivals across American history.
Some artists feel that TV is a commercial medium and they don't want to put their art out there to be billboarded across America.
 
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