notice board
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈnoʊtɪs bɔrd/
- UK
:
tablón de anuncios
- The final exam schedule was posted on the notice board for all students to see.
Examples
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Children riding bicycles passed them and stopped next to the notice board.
Fiction book (1996) -
You may even be able to have a look at the company notice board and see what big things are happening too...
Blog text (2) -
You can create your own notice board.
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Sooner than he expected, in the afternoon the final list was posted on the notice board at the plant's front entrance.
Fiction book (2000) -
Your notice board could have a section aimed at teenagers.
Academic text (2012) -
You know that help wanted notice board outside Earl's?
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Find the help wanted notice board outside Earl's.
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Most of what is discussed could be emailed or put on the notice board.
Blog text (4) -
When I was leaving Mahimbiri, I sent notices on the notice board to tell them I'm leaving.
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Harry hurries down the corridor towards an area where the names of British casualties have been pinned to a notice board.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
259
1.0
A flat surface where people put notices and information
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2.5
A board on a wall for pinning public notices and messages
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3.2
A board that shows information or holds items for people to see
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3.2
A notice board or paper that shows news and announcements about local events
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'notice' (a posted announcement) + 'board' (a flat surface for display); together they describe a board for posting notices. This noun+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Notice board comes from the simple image of a flat board where people pinned a notice, a public 'announcement'. So, notice board means a place where people put public 'messages' and information.