hoarding
A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from themA roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
» Advertising hoardings and flags block my view.
Reklametafeln und Fahnen versperren mir die Sicht.
Meaning
6 senses(historical)A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
Hurde
(Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, UK)A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A billboard.
(countable, uncountable)The practice of accumulating goods.
(countable)A good which is hoarded.
(countable, uncountable)An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.
Hamstern, Horten, Messie-Syndrom
- large outdoor signboard
Examples
2 sentencesAdvertising hoardings and flags block my view.
deReklametafeln und Fahnen versperren mir die Sicht.
Advertising hoardings and flags are blocking my view.
deReklametafeln und Fahnen versperren mir die Sicht.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From hoard (“structure”) + -ing.From hoard (“structure”) + -ing.
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Forms
plural: hoardingsSynonyms
3 synonyms- large outdoor signboard:billboard