drafting board
- noun
- /ˈdræftɪŋ bɔrd/
- Specialized
:
tablero de dibujo
- He placed all his tools neatly beside the drafting board before starting to draw.
Examples
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She spent hours at her drafting board perfecting the technical drawings for her project.
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The architect uses a drafting board for her designs.
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A sturdy drafting board is essential for any professional designer or engineer.
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The architect placed the blueprints on the drafting board to begin his detailed sketches.
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She placed her sketches on the drafting board.
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The architect sketched her plans on a drafting board to ensure precise measurements.
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After finishing the design, she carefully cleaned the drafting board for the next project.
Synonyms
5
3.1
A smooth flat board you put paper on to make pictures or plans
1
4.2
A large table with an adjustable top that you use for drawing plans
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3.6
A table with a surface that can be tilted for drawing
A flat board that you use as a surface for sewing, carving, or other crafts
A flat light board you hold on your lap to write on when you have no desk
How Adjustable
- Specialized
1
4.2
1
3.6
- Specialized
5
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a smooth, flat board used for making drawings' is directly derivable from combining 'drafting' (the craft of making technical plans) with 'board' (a flat piece of material). This noun‑noun composition follows standard English compounding patterns and is cross‑linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Drafting board comes from the simple idea of making drawings on a flat surface: drafting means drawing plans and a board is the flat surface that holds the paper. So, the phrase means 'a smooth, flat board used for careful drawings or building plans'.