backboard

back·board

B0010300 (băk′bôrd′)n.1. a. A board forming or placed at the back of something: mounted the photos on a backboard.b. A board used to support an injured person's back, especially during transport.2. Basketball The elevated vertical board or surface from which the basket projects.

backboard

(ˈbækˌbɔːd) n1. a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back2. (Medicine) a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery3. (Basketball) (in basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached

back•board

(ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)

n. 1. a board placed at or forming the back of anything. 2. the vertical board at the end of a basketball court to which the basket is attached. [1755–65]

backboard

Rectangular board of clear fiberglass or metal to which the basket is attached.

Backboard

A high sideboard on the side of a wagon. It was used to keep from overshooting the wagon box when picking ears of corn and throwing them into the wagon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	backboard - a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"basketball backboardbasketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoopgame equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
	2.	backboard - a board used to support the back of someone or somethingsupport - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

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