backgammon board
- noun
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tablero de backgammon
- The backgammon board has 24 narrow triangles where players move their pieces strategically.
Examples
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After dinner, we gathered around the backgammon board for a friendly match.
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The pieces on the backgammon board as they move closer...
Fiction book (1997) -
The backgammon board was still out on the table, along with a bottle of Scotch and his glass.
Fiction book (1991) -
He carefully set up the backgammon board on the table, making sure all the pieces were in place.
Synonyms
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A flat rectangular surface used to play games with pieces
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'backgammon' names the game and 'board' names the rectangular playing surface, so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer this refers to the board used for playing backgammon. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (<game> + board) and is therefore transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Backgammon board is the wooden or folding board used to play backgammon. The word backgammon may come from back and gammon and points to pieces moving 'back and forth' during the game, so the backgammon board is simply the board with 24 narrow triangles where that back-and-forth play happens.