signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
: a board bearing a notice or sign

Examples of signboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Around the same time, the kanban (Japanese for signboard) system was developed at Toyota to wring more efficiency out of lean manufacturing. WIRED, 1 Oct. 2023 Two images show the church signboard, and the devastation visible on the outside. Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 The first time Neal saw the OneAmerica signboard was while driving in downtown Indianapolis. Elissa Maudlin, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023 When the company moved downtown in the 1980s, the signboard tradition continued with a new message every week. Elissa Maudlin, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2023 At least one site has a sign with a QR code that visitors can scan to see 3D visuals of what the area will look like when finished; others have printed signboards showing what’s to come. Edna Tarigan and Victoria Milko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 In Tacueyó, the scars of this struggle are visible to everyone who's entering town: a large signboard memorializes an indigenous leader, Cristina Bautista, and four kiwes who were murdered in their car on October 29, 2019, in an ambush on the main road. Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021 Everything from the signboard outside down to the napkins bears the official emblem of the top international coffee chain. Samya Kullab, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022 On Tuesday Facebook user John Frels posted a photo of a second Preslee's signboard to the Houston Heights Foodies Facebook group. Dan Carson, Chron, 5 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signboard was in 1632

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“Signboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signboard. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

signboard

noun
sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board with a notice or sign on it

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