billboardbill‧board /ˈbɪlbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/ noun [countable] 
Examples
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Thesaurus- Around the world, some 3 billion pairs of eyes will notice their logos, slogans and billboards.
- Directly behind him was a huge billboard with her picture looming big and brassy back at her.
- Huizenga plans to expand into the areas of electronic security and billboard advertising.
- It might even be socialist, and we couldn't have that-bridges and communities might be built before billboards.
- Other commodities for which memes compete are radio and television time, billboard space, newspaper column-inches, and library shelf-space.
- There are billboards seeking the re-election to the state legislature of Marion Feinstein.
- Whiteco, the billboard company, thought its seven signs on Speedway should be worth $ 3. 2 million.
THESAURUS► advertisement
Collocations · an advertisement for shampoo· They placed an advertisement in the newspaper.
► ad informal an advertisement: · She’s been in several TV ads.
► advert British English an advertisement: · a job advert· He took out a front-page advert for his shop.
► commercial an advertisement on television or radio: · television commercials· He was in some commercials for beer.
► trailer an advertisement in the cinema, on television, or online for a film or programme which will be shown soon: · A second trailer for Richard Friedman’s film has just been added to the website.
► promotion a series of advertisements for a company’s products: · The company has spent more than $300 million on promotions for the brand.
► poster an advertisement on a wall: · They selected a famous artist to do the poster for the upcoming performance.
► billboard (also hoarding British English) a large sign next to a road, with an advertisement on it: · billboard advertisements· A huge hoarding shows two contrasting images.
► flyer a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: · Someone was handing out flyers for a new nightclub.
► banner ad an advertisement across the top of a page on the Internet: · Banner ads are becoming more sophisticated.
► junk mail unwanted advertisements that you get in the post: · I never read junk mail.
► spam unwanted emails advertising things: · I’m trying to delete all the spam.
► classified ad (also want ad American English, small ad British English) a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper if you want to buy or sell something: · The bike was advertised for sale in the small ads section.
WORD SETS► Advertising & MarketingABC1, nounabove the line, adjectiveadoption curve, advert, nounadvertise, verbadvertisement, nounadvertising agency, nounaffiliate marketing, aftermarket, nounAIDA, nounair time, announcement, nounaudience research, Audit Bureau of Circulation, nounbait-and-switch, adjectiveBDI, below the line, adjectivebillboard, nounblind test, brand extension, nounbrand extension strategy, brand stretching, nounBritish Rate and Data, nounbusiness gift, business-to-business advertising, button ad, nounbuying decision, nounbuying habits, nounC2DE, nouncannibalization, nouncanvassing, nouncareline, nouncategory killer, nounCLV, cognitive dissonance, nouncolumn-inch, nounComdex, nouncommodity product, competitive intelligence, nouncompetitive strategy, concept testing, nounconsumer behaviour, consumer panel, consumer resistance, conversion rate, copy testing, nouncopywriter, nouncore competence, cost-per-click, nouncost per impression, nouncost per thousand, nounCPC, creative brief, creative director, cross promotion, customer-centric, adjectivecustomer loyalty, customer profile, customer profiling, customer research, dealer aids, noundemand curve, derisk, verbdirect-to-consumer advertising, drip method, noun-driven, suffixelectronic point of sale, empty nesters, nounendorse, verbendorser, nounend-to-end, adjectiveevent management, field research, first mover, nounfirst-mover advantage, flyer, noungimmick, nounhalo effect, high end, nounhoarding, nounHouse of Quality, nounincome group, island display, jingle, nounknocking copy, last-mover advantage, lead user, line extension, nounline stretching, nounmailing list, nounmailshot, nounmakegood, nounmarket-oriented, adjectiveMarlboro Friday, nounmerchandiser, nounmotivational research, nicher, nounnichist, nounonline catalogue, o.n.o., opinion leader, nounopportunities to see, nounpack shot, nounpeople meter, positioning, nounposter, nounPR, nounpress agent, nounpress communications, press kit, price-insensitive, adjectiveprice-sensitive, adjectiveprint advertising, private-label, adjectiveproblem child, nounproduct differentiation, product parity, promo, nounpromote, verbpromotion, nounpromotional, adjectiveprospectus, nounpublicist, nounpublicity, nounpublicize, verbpublic relations, nounpulsing, nounpush, verbrebrand, verbreference group, remarket, verbreposition, verbsaleable, adjectivesales analysis, sales channel, sales engineer, sales incentive, sales resistance, sandwich board, nounsecond-mover advantage, selling point, nounsell-through, adjectivesoft sell, nounspiff, nounsplit run, nounspot colour, nounSRDS, stage-gate, adjectiveStandard Rate and Data Service, nounstealth marketing, target buyer, target customer, Target Group Index, nountarget market, telemarketing, nountelephone interviewing, nountradename, noununique visitor, noununit sales, want ad, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► see
a large sign used for advertising SYN hoarding British English► see thesaurus at advertisement· I had seen the billboard for male impotence, but I did not really know what had been going on down here.