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billboard

billboard

167 1.3
A large outdoor board that shows advertisements beside roads or on buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪlˌbɔrd/
  • US
translation icon : valla publicitaria
  • The billboard near the highway displays a colorful advertisement for the upcoming concert.
  • a billboard ad
  • advertising on billboards
  • signs and billboards

No one fits on a billboard of that size.

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Examples

  • I just see billboards and advertisements, so I use that as my inspiration.

  • I want a billboard in the middle of Times Square, okay?

  • What might you consider putting on that billboard in big letters?

  • And I saw this billboard and it said less social media.

  • Hey, I'm curious about the billboard on the bank building.

  • He already has a billboard up in Times Square.

  • This is a billboard in Pasadena, CA.

  • In Times Square, the usually vibrant billboards went black.

  • One of the things I look for with billboards and billboard revenue are traffic counts.

  • I kept seeing all these billboards for new cartoons.

Synonyms

sign
vsbillboard
1.0

A board or display giving information to the public

is a large outdoor board mainly used beside roads or on buildings
poster
vsbillboard
304 1.0

A large printed picture used in public to advertise or decorate

is an outdoor board placed beside roads or on buildings for advertisements
board
vsbillboard
259 1.0

A flat surface where people put notices and information

is a large outdoor display used beside roads or on buildings for advertisements
placard
vsbillboard
21 5.1

A large sign shown in public to give information or advertise

is a board used outdoors rather than just a public notice
signboard
vsbillboard
3 2.1

A board in a public place that shows ads or useful information

is used beside roads or on buildings as a larger outdoor display
hoarding
vsbillboard
  • UK
2 4.6

A large board by a road that shows ads

is the same concept expressed with an alternative term

How Big

billboard
  • US
167 1.3
poster
304 1.0

Surface Forms

billboard singular
billboards plural

Morphology

billboard = bill + board (transparent) = bill + board

Clearly built from 'bill' (advertisement/notice) + 'board' (panel), meaning a board for displaying bills/ads.

Etymology

Billboard comes from putting a bill (a 'paper notice') on a board (a flat piece of wood). So a billboard is a large outdoor board used to show advertisements or public information.