Definition of Billboard

1. Noun. Large outdoor signboard.

Exact synonyms: Hoarding
Generic synonyms: Sign, Signboard

Definition of Billboard

1. n. 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.

Definition of Billboard

1. Noun. A very large advertisement along the side of a highway. ¹

2. Noun. (dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board. ¹

3. Noun. (nautical) 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. ¹

4. Noun. (computer graphics) A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it's looked at from. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Billboard

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billboard

bill of review
bill of rights
bill of sale
bill of sight
bill of store
bill poster
bill sticker
billa vera
billability
billable
billables
billabong
billabongs
billard
billary
billboarded
billboarding
billboardless
billboardlike
billboards
billbook
billbooks
billbug
billbugs
billed
biller
billers
billet
billet-doux

Literary usage of Billboard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912 by S.J. Clarke Publishing Company (1912)
"THE billboard. . The billboard, occupying a unique position among the publications of the country, was established in 1894 by WH Donaldson and James ..."

2. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1908)
"Why billboard Advertising as at Present Conducted is Doomed* By J. Horace ... Further, it is urged that present-day billboard advertising decreases property ..."

3. Advertising as a Vocation by Frederick James Allen (1919)
"The billboard. The fourth main advertising medium is the billboard. Primarily this is a fixed stand upon which paper posters are displayed. ..."

4. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1915)
"The sections found to be invalid provided that no billboard shall be nearer to the street line than an adjoining house is: in no case shall any billboard be ..."

5. Handbook for Architects and Builders by Illinois society of architects (1908)
"Owner's Name to be Placed on Top of billboard.)—It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Buildings to inspect all plans and specifications submitted in ..."

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