backboard

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a rigid board used to support or straighten a person's back, historically as a posture-training device

   The school once required pupils to sit against a backboard to cultivate an upright posture.

2. 2
   noun

   the upright board behind a basketball basket, from which the ball may rebound

   The shot struck the backboard and dropped through the hoop.

Appears in

A transparent compound of back + board. It has named several boards placed at or supporting the back, including historical posture devices and the rebound surface behind a basketball goal.

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