scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match

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Houston responded with a strong offensive push of their own, getting on the scoreboard with a field goal. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 Without a center-hung scoreboard to interfere, OTE installed a cable cam to fly directly over the baskets and pivot the way NBA 2k players would expect. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Those are both pedestrian numbers from a team that lit up the scoreboard last season. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025 Copied Share Tampa scores first Andrew Greif The Buccaneers get on the scoreboard first with a 50-yard field goal by Chase McLaughlin to take a 3-0 lead on Washington. NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for scoreboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoreboard was in 1826

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“Scoreboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoreboard. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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scoreboard

noun
score·​board ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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