dartboard

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UK/ˈdɑːtbɔːd/US/ˈdɑɹtbɔːɹd/

noun

A board used as a target for throwing darts.

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dart board
OriginEnglish board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord →
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Meanings

noundartboard (plural dartboards)

plural dartboards

  1. A board used as a target for throwing darts.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts

Similar
dart board
Broader
boardgameboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*darō
  4. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  5. Frankish*darōþ
  6. Medieval Latindardus
  7. Old Frenchdart
  8. Middle Englishdart
  9. Englishdart
  10. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  12. Old Englishbord
  13. Middle Englishbord
  14. Englishboard
  15. Englishdartboard

From dart + board.

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Translations

Finnish tikkataulu
  • tikkataulutarget for darts
French cible
  • cibletarget for darts
German Dartscheibe
  • Dartscheibetarget for darts
Hungarian dartstábla
  • dartstáblatarget for darts
Māori papa kōpere
  • papa kōperetarget for darts
Norwegian dartskive
  • dartskivetarget for darts
Swedish darttavla, piltavla
  • darttavlatarget for darts
  • piltavlatarget for darts
Turkish hedef tahtası
  • hedef tahtasıtarget for darts
Cite this entry
APA

dartboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartboard

MLA

“dartboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dartboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartboard.

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