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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The Hiura single changed the scoreboard, but what stuck in Erceg’s craw was the free pass. Dylan Pescatore, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025 Matched up against Justin Verlander, Ramos sent a four-seam fastball well over the left-field fence that ricocheted off the light pole and bounced off the scoreboard. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 Canada got on the scoreboard first thanks to Connor McDavid, but Team USA responded with three unanswered goals to win the rivalry game. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025 According to Robinson, many previous purchases from the Chaska Bash went to athletics like upgrading the high school fitness room in 2010 and upgrading the scoreboard at the Chaska middle school west soccer stadium in 2014. Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 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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