blackboard
noun
black·board
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Definition of blackboard
: a hard smooth usually dark surface used especially in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk
Examples of blackboard in a Sentence
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White block letters on black backgrounds announcing a new teacher or subject serve as blackboard lessons. — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, "Review: Before RuPaul, the documentary ‘Paris Is Burning’ illuminated drag," 3 July 2019 Unique flavors, like Lemon Marshmallow, Rose Cardamom Pistachio and Matcha Candied Kumquat, are scrawled on the blackboard, and the menu changes frequently depending on what’s fresh. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "7 new OMG-good extreme ice cream shops in the Bay Area," 1 July 2019 Here men gathered on the street to drink, pitch pennies, socialize and look at blackboards advertising work. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "SF ‘hobohemia’ transformed into Skid Row as jobs and city changed," 10 Aug. 2019 The Warriors won the game in overtime, which led to James punching a blackboard inside the visitor’s locker room, breaking his hand. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "JR Smith’s legacy with Cleveland Cavaliers is…complicated: Chris Fedor," 16 July 2019 Their researches led them not just to the blackboard and the calculator, but into the past. — Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, "A Crew of Variegated Weirdos," 10 Jan. 2019 The fairgrounds issue is circled on a big blackboard in Hamilton County Board of Commissioner's President Denise Driehaus' office. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "A 'dire' situation, inscrutable finances, plummeting attendance: Is this the end for the Hamilton County Fair?," 14 July 2019 David Scott Palmer wrote that the insurgency traveled with the blackboard across Peru. — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, "A Jagged Scrap of History," 24 June 2019 Angi Evans, Harbor Day’s head of school, said the campus was built when classrooms were configured as rows of desks facing a teacher at a blackboard. — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, "Harbor Day School cleared for total makeover of CdM campus," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blackboard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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blackboard
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blackboard
: a smooth, dark surface that is used for writing on with chalk in a classroom
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blackboard
noun
black·board
| \ ˈblak-ˌbȯrd
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Kids Definition of blackboard
: a hard smooth dark surface used for writing or drawing on with chalk
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