Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large board that records and displays the score of a game or contest.
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- noun A large
board thatdisplays thescore in agame orcontest . - noun cricket A similar board that also displays each
batsman 's score, and manystatistics and pieces ofinformation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
Etymologies
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Examples
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•What you won't see: The ballpark's main scoreboard is not visible, but there are auxiliary scoreboards down the right - and left-field lines that tell you everything you need to know.
No. 2: Make yourself at home above Toronto's Rogers Centre 2008
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"It's what we call the scoreboard," SunTV's resident pollster, David Coletto of Abacus Data, explained to viewers as he demonstrated the fancy touch screen that would display results all night.
Thestar.com - Home Page Susan Delacourt 2011
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"It's what we call the scoreboard," SunTV's resident pollster, David Coletto of Abacus Data, explained to viewers as he demonstrated the fancy touch screen that would display results all night.
Thestar.com - Home Page Susan Delacourt 2011
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones insists his hanging video boards will be exonerated: "I'm very comfortable that our height on our scoreboard is OK."
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The out-of-town scoreboard is lodged in the wall, so that's out of sight as well.
No. 6: Arcade seats a splash hit at San Francisco's AT&T Park 2008
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The center-field scoreboard is intact, with the rotating ads stopped at Budweiser and Blue Cross-Blue Shield.
Once a baseball cathedral, Tiger Stadium now sits in disrepair 2006
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After the homer, the Giants unfurled two banners from the light towers on either side of the main scoreboard in center field: one of Bonds on the left side and the other of Hammerin 'Hank's 755, and 715 flashed on the scoreboard.
USATODAY.com - Bonds puts Babe behind him with 715th homer 2006
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Check out this scoreboard from the Internet Health Report.
Boing Boing: October 16, 2005 - October 22, 2005 Archives 2005
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Fan view: The scoreboard is among the best in the league, offering what most others don't — a listing of all players, not just the five on the court, with running totals for points, fouls, assists and rebounds.
USATODAY.com - Breaking down the categories: Best of the best 2005
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Fan view: Two nice touches distinguish this on-hard-times franchise — the old scoreboard from the Omni that hangs in the concourse, fully functional, and Spirit The Hawk, who makes a flying entrance from the rafters before player introductions.
USATODAY.com - Breaking down the categories: Best of the best 2005
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