billboard Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bill"board` noun

Definitions

1. (Naut.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. Totten.
2. A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board. esp. a large board on which the space is rented for advertising purposes.