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backboard

back·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bak-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • /ˈbæk.bɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of backboard word

  • countable noun backboard In basketball, the backboard is the flat board above each of the baskets. 3
  • noun backboard a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back 3
  • noun backboard a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery 3
  • noun backboard (in basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached 3
  • noun backboard a board that forms or supports the back of something 3
  • noun backboard a flat, rigid piece of material, often glass and usually rectangular, to which the basket is attached 3
See all 13 definitions of backboard

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Origin of backboard

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; back1 + board

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Parts of speech for Backboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Backboard

backboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • air ball

    a shot that misses the basket, basket rim, and backboard

  • bank shot

    Basketball. a shot into the basket, made by rebounding the ball off the backboard.

  • foul line

    Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield.

  • free throw lane

    the rectangular area, 19 feet (5.7 meters) long and usually 12 or 16 feet (3.6 m or 4.8 meters) wide, extending from the end line behind each backboard to the foul line and along the sides of which players line up during a foul shot.

  • lay-up

    Basketball. a shot with one hand from a point close to the basket, in which a player shoots the ball toward the basket, often off the backboard.

  • rebound

    to bound or spring back from force of impact.
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