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signboard

/ˌsaɪnˈbɔərd/
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Other forms: signboards

Definitions of signboard
  1. noun
    structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
    “the highway was lined with signboards
    synonyms: sign
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    types:
    billboard
    a large, flat, outdoor sign for advertisements or notices
    sandwich board
    signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements
    scoreboard
    a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
    shingle
    a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
    type of:
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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