scoreboard

noun

score·​board ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match

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The Busch Stadium scoreboard lit up with a graphic of the strike zone. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 The Wild dominated the Stars at 5-on-5 … on the scoreboard. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 May 2026 It will be built at a 34-degree pitch and extend more than 60 rows to just beneath one of the giant video scoreboards. CBS News, 1 May 2026 After the scoreboard briefly flipped on its head, Hughes did his part to help the Wild pull even at 2-2 late in the second period. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for scoreboard

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First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoreboard was in 1826

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“Scoreboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoreboard. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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scoreboard

noun
score·​board ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce scoreboard (audio)
ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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