Backboard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Backboard \Back"board`\, n. [2d back, n. + board.]
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     1. A board which supports the back when one is sitting;
        specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat.
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     2. A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a
        wagon.
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     3. A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures,
        mirrors, etc.
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     4. A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent
        the water from running off the floats or paddles into the
        interior of the wheel. --W. Nicholson.
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     5. A board worn across the back to give erectness to the
        figure. --Thackeray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  backboard
       n 1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play
            basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn:
             {basketball backboard}]
       2: a board used to support the back of someone or something