backboard

[ bak-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a board placed at or forming the back of anything.

Basketball. a board or other flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.

Origin of backboard

First recorded in 1755–65; back¹ + board

Words nearby backboard

back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite, backblocks, backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone, backbreaker, backbreaking

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Example sentences from the Web for backboard

Ramos was still showing no signs of life when they got him on a backboard and into the ambulance.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the men jumped down, and fumbled at the iron pins which kept the backboard of the cart in its place.
The Mark Of Cain|Andrew Lang
I helped the girl into the backboard and climbed in beside her.
Harvard Stories|Waldron Kintzing Post
And the men let down the backboard, and they put in all their things: all their poles and the bars and the shovel.
The Doers|William John Hopkins

Already half its weight was supported by the dray's backboard.
McTeague|Frank Norris
Many of the portraits given in this book plainly show the reign of the backboard.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for backboard

backboard

/ (ˈbækˌbɔːd) /

noun

a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back

a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery

(in basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for backboard

backboard

[ băk′bôrd′ ]

n.

A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support.

A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way as to avoid further injury.

单词	backboard
释义	backboard [ bak-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun a board placed at or forming the back of anything. Basketball. a board or other flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. Origin of backboard First recorded in 1755–65; back¹ + board Words nearby backboard back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite, backblocks, backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone, backbreaker, backbreaking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backboard Ramos was still showing no signs of life when they got him on a backboard and into the ambulance. 'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops\|Michael Daly\|December 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One of the men jumped down, and fumbled at the iron pins which kept the backboard of the cart in its place. The Mark Of Cain\|Andrew Lang I helped the girl into the backboard and climbed in beside her. Harvard Stories\|Waldron Kintzing Post And the men let down the backboard, and they put in all their things: all their poles and the bars and the shovel. The Doers\|William John Hopkins Already half its weight was supported by the dray's backboard. McTeague\|Frank Norris Many of the portraits given in this book plainly show the reign of the backboard. Child Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for backboard backboard / (ˈbækˌbɔːd) / noun a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery (in basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for backboard backboard [ băk′bôrd′ ] n. A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support. A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way as to avoid further injury. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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