backboard
back·board
backboard · backboards · backboarded · backboarding
To place on a spine boardTo place (a patient) on a spine board.
US/bˈækbˌɔɹd/
» The washstand had a small mirror attached to its backboard.
LeviHighway · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo place (a patient) on a spine board.
Examples
2 sentencesThe washstand had a small mirror attached to its backboard.
The basketball player dunked the ball so hard that the backboard shattered.
Origin
From back + board.From back + board.
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Forms
backboards, backboarding, backboarded, backboarded| Base form | backboard · to backboard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backboards |
| Present participle | backboarding |
| Past simple | backboarded |
| Past participle | backboarded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle