signboard

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US/ˈsaɪnˌbɔɹd/

noun

A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

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Meanings

nounsignboard (plural signboards)

plural signboards

  1. USA board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

    Synonyms: noticeboard

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

Similar
noticeboard

More synonyms by meaning

nounstructure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

Similar
sign
Broader
structureconstruction
Also see
sign

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sign + board.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic لَافِتَة, لَوْحَة
  • لَافِتَة (lāfita)a board carrying a sign
  • لَوْحَة (lawḥa)a board carrying a sign
  • يَافِطَة (yāfiṭa)a board carrying a sign
  • إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān)a board carrying a sign
Bulgarian табе́ла
  • табе́ла (tabéla)a board carrying a sign
Chinese Mandarin 招牌, 牌子
  • 招牌 (zhāopái)a board carrying a sign
  • 牌子 (páizi)a board carrying a sign
Czech vývěsní štít
  • vývěsní štíta board carrying a sign
Esperanto ŝildo
  • ŝildoa board carrying a sign
Finnish ilmoitustaulu
  • ilmoitustaulua board carrying a sign
French enseigne, panneau
  • enseignea board carrying a sign
  • panneaua board carrying a sign
German Schild, Tafel
  • Schilda board carrying a sign
  • Tafela board carrying a sign
Hindi साइनबोर्ड
  • साइनबोर्ड (sāinborḍ)a board carrying a sign
Hungarian cégér
  • cégéra board carrying a sign
Italian targa, insegna
  • targaa board carrying a sign
  • insegnaa board carrying a sign
  • cartelloa board carrying a sign
Japanese 看板, プレート
  • 看板 (kanban)a board carrying a sign
  • プレート (purēto)a board carrying a sign
Korean 간판
  • 간판 (ganpan)a board carrying a sign
Polish szyld
  • szylda board carrying a sign
Russian вы́веска
  • вы́веска (výveska)a board carrying a sign
Slovak vývesný štít
  • vývesný štíta board carrying a sign
Turkish levha, tabela
  • levhaa board carrying a sign
  • tabelaa board carrying a sign
  • yaftaa board carrying a sign
Ukrainian ви́віска, ши́льда
  • ви́віска (výviska)a board carrying a sign
  • ши́льда (šýlʹda)a board carrying a sign
Urdu سائِن بورْڈ
  • سائِن بورْڈ (sāin borḍ)a board carrying a sign
Vietnamese biển, tấm biển
  • biểna board carrying a sign
  • tấm biểna board carrying a sign
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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