The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BILLBOARD
billboard, hoarding
(noun) large outdoor signboard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
billboard (plural billboards)
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
(dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
(nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
(computer graphics) A sprite that always faces the screen, no matter which direction it is looked at from.
Anagrams
• broadbill
Proper noun
Billboard
The music charts published by Billboard magazine.
Anagrams
• broadbill
Source: Wiktionary
Bill"board`, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. Totten.
2. A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
3 June 2025
OWNER
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
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