blackboard

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈblækbɔrd/ or /ˈblækbord/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈblækbɔːd/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: black‧board

Noun

Singular blackboard

Plural blackboards

1. (countable) A blackboard is a large, flat piece of slate, typically hung in a classroom and written on with erasable chalk.
   • Synonym: chalkboard

   The teacher wrote the day's lesson on the blackboard.

Related words

• whiteboard