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Definition of “blackboard”

blackboard (ˈblækˌbɔːd Pronunciation for blackboard

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noun

  1. a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching

Translations for 'blackboard'

  • British English: blackboardPronunciation for blackboard A blackboard is a dark-coloured board which teachers write on with chalk.ˈblækˌbɔːd NOUN
  • Arabic: سَبُّورَةPronunciation for سَبُّورَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: quadro-negroPronunciation for quadro-negro
  • Chinese: 黑板Pronunciation for 黑板
  • Croatian: školska pločaPronunciation for školska ploča
  • Czech: tabulePronunciation for tabuleškolní
  • Danish: tavlePronunciation for tavle
  • Dutch: schoolbordPronunciation for schoolbord
  • European Spanish: pizarraPronunciation for pizarraencerado
  • Finnish: liitutauluPronunciation for liitutaulu
  • French: tableau noirPronunciation for tableau noir
  • German: TafelPronunciation for Tafel
  • Greek: μαυροπίνακαςPronunciation for μαυροπίνακας
  • Italian: lavagnaPronunciation for lavagna
  • Japanese: 黒板Pronunciation for 黒板
  • Korean: 칠판Pronunciation for 칠판
  • Norwegian: tavlePronunciation for tavle
  • Polish: tablicaPronunciation for tablica
  • Portuguese: quadro pretoPronunciation for quadro preto
  • Romanian: tablă table
  • Russian: классная доскаPronunciation for классная доска
  • Spanish: tableroPronunciation for tablero
  • Swedish: svart tavlaPronunciation for svart tavla
  • Thai: กระดานดำPronunciation for กระดานดำ
  • Turkish: karatahtaPronunciation for karatahta
  • Ukrainian: класна дошка
  • Vietnamese: bảng đenPronunciation for bảng đen

Example Sentences Including 'blackboard'

A row of photographs was pinned to the wall near the blackboard.
West, Charles Stage Fright
Apart from the message on the blackboard , there was no indication that anyone else had been in.
Babson, Marian Death in Fashion
At the store yesterday, well-wishers laid bunches of flowers at the foot of a blackboard dedicated to Ms Lewis.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
Every conversation in London for me at that time was like chalk dragged squeaking down a blackboard.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Everything that blackboard says is true, especially the easy-going bit.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
Tamsin picked up the despised swatch and wiped the message off the blackboard.
Babson, Marian Death in Fashion
The message on the blackboard read:'Don't buy an Indian from a cowboy.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The surrounding unmarked blackboard feels like an abyss of nothing.
Independent (1998)
Virtual chalk Telecoms company Mitel of Ontario is developing a blackboard that works like a computer touch screen (GB 2 315 859).
New Scientist (1998)

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