US /ˈblækbɔɹd/ UK /ˈblækbɔːd/
noun verb Freq #21015

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A large dark board on a wall that you write on with chalk.

    The teacher wrote the new words on the blackboard.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a large dark board on a... chalkboard
Word family
Forms blackboards

Etymology

From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.

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