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backboard

[ bak-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈbækˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun
a board placed at or forming the back of anything.
Basketball. a board or other flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
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Origin of backboard

First recorded in 1755–65; back1 + board
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British Dictionary definitions for backboard

backboard
/ (ˈbækˌbɔːd) /

noun
a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back
a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery
(in basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached
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