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Meaning of 'backboard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Backboard [ n.]
- A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;
- A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon.
- A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc.
- A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel.
- A board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure.

Meaning of 'backboard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . backboard [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
Example in sentence:
  • he banked the shot off the backboard

Nearby Words:

bac baccalaureate baccara baccarat baccare baccate baccated bacchanal bacchanalia bacchanalian

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