backboard

A noun referring to a raised vertical board with a basket attached, used in basketball, or a board used to support the back of someone or something.

• 🌐اسم يدل على لوح عمودي تُثبَّت عليه سلة في كرة السلة، أو لوح يُسنَد إليه ظهر الإنسان أو شيء ما.

1. Basketball backboard B1 formal sport

   A raised vertical board with a basket attached, used in the game of basketball.

   • The player slammed the ball against the backboard.
   • The backboard is made of tempered glass or acrylic.
   • He aimed for the backboard to make the shot.

   🌐لوحة كرة السلة

2. Support board B2 formal

   A board used to support the back of someone or something, such as a chair or a medical device.

   • The chair has a wooden backboard for extra support.
   • The paramedics used a backboard to immobilize the patient.
   • The backboard of the bookshelf was reinforced with metal.

   🌐مسند الظهر

• backboards plural form
• backboards' possessive plural form
• backboard's possessive singular form