billboard
/ˈbɪlbɔːd/noun
उच्चारण बिल्बॉर्ड
विज्ञापन-पट
Core word
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a large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements on
विज्ञापन-पट
- a huge billboard
- A giant billboard on the highway advertised a new school.
- A billboard beside the road announced the opening of a new mall.
+ 2 more examples
- The cricketer's face was on every billboard in the city.
- Companies pay a lot to put their message on a billboard near the airport.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a billboard / billboards (countable)
A billboard is a large outdoor board used for advertising; it is countable.
Billboard विज्ञापन के लिए प्रयोग होने वाला बड़ा खुले में लगा बोर्ड है; यह countable है।
- A huge billboard stood at the crossing.
- The city removed illegal billboards.
on a billboard / billboard for sth
Use on to say where the advert appears and for to say what it promotes.
विज्ञापन कहाँ दिखता है यह बताने के लिए 'on' और वह किसका प्रचार करता है इसके लिए 'for' आता है।
- Her face appeared on a billboard for a toothpaste.
- A billboard for the new film covered the wall.
billboard + noun
Billboard acts as a modifier in billboard advertising, billboard campaign and billboard space.
'Billboard' modifier के रूप में billboard advertising, billboard campaign और billboard space में आता है।
- The company paid for billboard space on the highway.
put up / take down + a billboard
Use put up or take down with billboard; a billboard is also said to be erected or removed in formal writing.
'Billboard' के साथ 'put up' या 'take down' आता है; औपचारिक लेखन में 'erected' या 'removed' भी कहा जाता है।
- The council took down the faded billboard.
billboard vs hoarding
Billboard is the American and general word, while hoarding is the usual British and Indian word for a large advertising board.
'Billboard' अमेरिकी और सामान्य शब्द है, जबकि 'hoarding' विज्ञापन के बड़े बोर्ड के लिए प्रचलित ब्रिटिश और भारतीय शब्द है।
- The hoarding beside the flyover advertises a bank.
+Collocations 4
adjective + billboard
giantdigitalroadsideillegalcolourful
- A digital billboard flashes new adverts every minute.
verb + billboard
put uperectremovepaintread
- Workers put up a new billboard near the flyover.
billboard + noun
advertisingcampaignspaceownerposter
- Billboard space in Mumbai is very costly.
billboard + preposition
on the highwayfor a filmabove the roadoutside the city
- A billboard on the highway shows a safety message.
“More examples 6
- The billboard along the road warned drivers to slow down.
सड़क के किनारे के billboard ने चालकों को गति कम करने की चेतावनी दी।
- A billboard for a mobile phone covered the whole building.
एक मोबाइल फ़ोन का billboard पूरी इमारत पर छाया हुआ था।
- Companies spend large sums on billboard advertising during IPL.
कंपनियाँ IPL के दौरान billboard विज्ञापन पर बड़ी रकम ख़र्च करती हैं।
- Heavy winds blew a billboard onto the road.
तेज़ हवाओं ने एक billboard को सड़क पर गिरा दिया।
- The actor's face smiled down from a huge billboard.
अभिनेता का चेहरा एक विशाल billboard से मुस्कुरा रहा था।
- The government plans to ban billboards near the airport.
सरकार हवाई अड्डे के पास billboards पर प्रतिबंध लगाने की योजना बना रही है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The advertisement is written in the billboard.
✓ The advertisement is written on the billboard.
A board's surface takes on, not in.
बोर्ड की सतह के लिए 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: hoarding (British) and billboard (American).
British और American English में hoarding (British) और billboard (American)।