Backboard Definition
băkbôrd
backboards
noun
backboards
A board forming or placed at the back of something.
Mounted the photos on a backboard.
American Heritage
A board that forms or supports the back of something.
Webster's New World
A board used to support an injured person's back, especially during transport.
American Heritage
A flat, rigid piece of material, often fiberglass and usually rectangular, to which the basket is attached.
Webster's New World
The elevated vertical board or surface from which the basket projects.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- basketball backboard
Other Word Forms of Backboard
Noun
Singular:
backboard
Plural:
backboards
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