billboard

See also: Billboard

English

bill +‎ board

billboard (plural billboards)

A very large advertisement along the side of a highway.
(dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
(nautical) 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.
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(computer graphics) A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it's looked at from.

Terms derived from billboard

large advertisement along side of highway

Korean: 간판 (ko) (ganpan) (看板 (ko))
Maori: papapānui
Mongolian: зарын самбар (zaryn sambar)
Navajo: óʼoolkąąh bee dah naʼaztą́
Persian: بیلبورد‎‎ (bilbord)
Portuguese: outdoor (pt) m
Russian: афи́ша (ru) f (afíša), плака́т (ru) m (plakát), рекла́мный щит m (reklámnyj ščit), щит (ru) m (ščit), билбо́рд (ru) m (bilbórd), вы́веска (ru) f (výveska)
Spanish: cartelera f
Swedish: ankardyna c
Turkish: ilan panosu (tr), ilan tabelası, reklam panosu, reklam tabelası
Ukrainian: білбо́рд m (bilbórd), рекла́мний щит m (reklámnyj ščyt)

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