billboard
1 of 2noun
bill·board ˈbil-ˌbȯrd 
: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted
specifically : a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising
billboard
2 of 2verb
billboarded; billboarding; billboards
transitive verb
: to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboard
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The parks have taken measures to warn people of the risks of recreating in the heat, including messages on their websites and billboard-sized signs at trailheads, but the calls for help keep coming in. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Impossible Dreamz has had several billboard hits, Page said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 One billboard made it into the opening montage of the ‘Moonlighting’ television show; another picture was featured in National Geographic magazine — ‘Just me! Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 Last year, the father of a teen killed in that shooting designed a highway billboard that overlooked the firearms plant. Todd C. Frankel, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 Last year, the father of a teen killed in that shooting designed a highway billboard that overlooked the firearms plant. Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Seventeen months ago, a rather unusual billboard popped up on the Sunset Strip designed by the L.A.-based architect Tom Wiscombe. Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 Pet parents can dedicate a full billboard to their furball with Shoutable for just $45 from Aug. 26 to 28 in select cities, and online pet retailer Chewy is treating shoppers to a $30 e-gift card on orders of $100 or more with the code DOGDAY. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 David Segal, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018 Read more: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Barry Manilow Scores 26th Top 40 Album With ' Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 May 2017 See More
Noun
Mbappé exhales, then flashes the billboard smile again. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The parks have taken measures to warn people of the risks of recreating in the heat, including messages on their websites and billboard-sized signs at trailheads, but the calls for help keep coming in. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Impossible Dreamz has had several billboard hits, Page said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 One billboard made it into the opening montage of the ‘Moonlighting’ television show; another picture was featured in National Geographic magazine — ‘Just me! Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 Last year, the father of a teen killed in that shooting designed a highway billboard that overlooked the firearms plant. Todd C. Frankel, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 Last year, the father of a teen killed in that shooting designed a highway billboard that overlooked the firearms plant. Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Seventeen months ago, a rather unusual billboard popped up on the Sunset Strip designed by the L.A.-based architect Tom Wiscombe. Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 Pet parents can dedicate a full billboard to their furball with Shoutable for just $45 from Aug. 26 to 28 in select cities, and online pet retailer Chewy is treating shoppers to a $30 e-gift card on orders of $100 or more with the code DOGDAY. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 Verb
Like a lot of Russian fans, Savinov was dressed to billboard his indignation. David Segal, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018 Read more: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Barry Manilow Scores 26th Top 40 Album With ' Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 May 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1843, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1904, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
billboard
noun
bill·board ˈbil-ˌbȯrd
: a flat surface on which outdoor advertisements are displayed
billboarding
verb
as in advertising
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- advertising
- bulletining
- broadcasting
- barking
- publicizing
- billing
- publishing
- posting
- placarding
- promulgating
- proclaiming
- announcing
- crying
- gazetting
- trumpeting
- tolling
- ringing
- promoting
- flashing
- declaring
- disseminating
- blaring
- featuring
- reporting
- heralding
- blazing
- knelling
- sounding
- puffing
- annunciating
- blazoning
- giving out
- enunciating
- plugging
- disclosing
- calling (off or out)
- blurbing
- kithing
- manifesting
- spreading
- pitching
- releasing
- revealing
- divulging
- introducing
- showing
- informing
- notifying
- intimating
- imparting
- communicating
- handing down
- kything
- apprising
- advising
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- concealing
- suppressing
- withholding
- silencing
- recalling
- retracting
- revoking
- hushing (up)
- recanting