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1. (n.) backboard
a board placed at or forming the back of anything.
2. backboard
the vertical board at the end of a basketball court to which the basket is attached.
Etymology: (1755–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) backboard, basketball backboard
a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
"he banked the shot off the backboard"
2. (noun) backboard
a board used to support the back of someone or something
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) backboard
a board which supports the back wen one is sitting;
2. (noun) backboard
a board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon
3. (noun) backboard
a thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc
4. (noun) backboard
a board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent the water from running off the floats or paddies into the interior of the wheel
5. (noun) backboard
a board worn across the back to give erectness to the figure
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