Definition of Backboard

1. Noun. A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball. "He banked the shot off the backboard"

Exact synonyms: Basketball Backboard
Category relationships: Basketball, Basketball Game, Hoops
Generic synonyms: Game Equipment

2. Noun. A board used to support the back of someone or something.
Generic synonyms: Support

Definition of Backboard

1. n. A board which supports the back when one is sitting;

Definition of Backboard

1. Noun. (basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. ¹

2. Noun. (tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it. Designed to practice hitting against such that the ball bounces back. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine first aid) A spine board. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backboard

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backboard

backbenches
backbend
backbends
backbit
backbite
backbiter
backbiters
backbites
backbiting
backbitings
backbitten
backblast
backblasts
backblock
backblocks
backboard (current term)
backboard splint
backboards
backbond
backbonding ligand
backbonds
backbone
backboned
backboneless
backbones
backbox
backboxes
backbreaker
backbreakers
backbreaking

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