backboard
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈbækˌbɔrd/
:
tablero de soporte
- The paramedics immobilized Matt's neck with a hard cervical collar, splinted his left leg, and placed him on a backboard.
Examples
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During the rescue operation, they secured the hiker to the backboard before lifting him onto the helicopter.
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Chiang's picture hung above the backboard at the front of every classroom in all public and private schools in urban and rural areas.
Academic text (2003) -
"I could do better if there was a glass backboard," he says.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hold this under the backboard.
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They're carrying the backboard down.
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The paramedics carefully placed the injured rider onto the backboard to stabilize his spine during transport.
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The physical therapist used a backboard to support her patient's back while they performed exercises.
Synonyms
3
2.5
The back part of a seat that supports your body and often has a pocket
3
1.8
A support at the back of a seat that you lean against while sitting
A piece or layer of material fixed to the back of something to give support
Compounds
A raised rectangular board behind a hoop that players bounce the ball off to score
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backboard is simply back + board, meaning 'a board at the back' that gives support. So, a backboard is a flat board placed behind someone or something to hold and protect the back.