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backboard

/ˈbækbɔːd/

/ˈbækbɔrd/

Translations

backboardnoun

backboards

/ˈbækbɔːd/

/ˈbækbɔrd/

The basketball hit the backboard before going into the hoop.

Мяч ударился о щит, прежде чем попасть в кольцо.

спинальная доска

The paramedics carefully placed the injured person on a backboard.

Медики аккуратно положили пострадавшего на спинальную доску.

Synonyms

backboardadjective

/ˈbæk.bɔːd/

/ˈbæk.bɔrd/

Attributive use before a noun to denote something related to a backboard in sports or medical contexts.

backboardnoun

A board placed at the back of a basketball hoop to provide a surface for the ball to bounce off.

He aimed the basketball at the backboard to make an easy bank shot.

A board used in medical settings to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury during transport.

The paramedics carefully placed the injured cyclist on a backboard before moving him to the ambulance.

A sturdy wall or rebound surface used for practicing strokes in racket sports, especially tennis.

She practiced her forehand against the wooden backboard for an hour.

backboardadjective

Relating to or designed for use with a backboard.

The gym ordered new backboard padding for the basketball courts.