dartboard
/ˈdɑːtbɔːd/noun
उच्चारण डार्ट्बॉर्ड
डार्टबोर्ड, (डार्ट खेल का) निशाना-पट
Basic word
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a round board with numbers on it, used as the target in the game of darts
डार्टबोर्ड, (डार्ट खेल का) निशाना-पट
- A dartboard hung on the wall of the common room.
- His dart hit the centre of the dartboard.
- He aimed carefully at the centre of the dartboard.
+ 2 more examples
- The pub has a dartboard on the back wall.
- The dartboard is divided into twenty numbered sections.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dartboard (countable noun)
Dartboard is a normal countable noun and is written as one word; the plural is dartboards.
'Dartboard' सामान्य गणनीय संज्ञा है और एक ही शब्द में लिखी जाती है; बहुवचन 'dartboards' है।
- There is a dartboard in the common room.
- The club bought two new dartboards.
on / at the dartboard
Use on for the surface of the board and at for the target you throw towards.
बोर्ड की सतह के लिए 'on' और जिस लक्ष्य की ओर फेंकते हैं उसके लिए 'at' आता है।
- The numbers are printed on the dartboard.
- He threw the dart at the dartboard.
hit / miss the dartboard
Hit and miss take the board as their direct object, with no preposition.
'Hit' और 'miss' के बाद बोर्ड सीधे कर्म के रूप में आता है, बीच में preposition नहीं आता।
- She missed the dartboard completely.
- Radhika hit the dartboard on her first throw.
dartboard as a metaphor
Informally, a dartboard can stand for a random way of choosing, as in choosing shares by throwing darts.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'dartboard' अंधाधुंध चुनाव का प्रतीक बन सकता है, जैसे डार्ट फेंककर शेयर चुनना।
- Choosing stocks like that is no better than using a dartboard.
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verb + dartboard
hangaim athitmissmount
- My uncle hung a dartboard on the garage wall.
adjective + dartboard
electronicmagneticbristleroundstandard
- A magnetic dartboard is safer for children.
dartboard + parts
bullseyetreble ringdouble ringouter ringnumbered sections
- Hitting the bullseye on the dartboard earns fifty points.
dartboard + preposition
on the wallin the clubat homeat the centre
- The bullseye is at the centre of the dartboard.
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- The dartboard is divided into twenty numbered sections.
डार्टबोर्ड बीस क्रमांकित भागों में बँटा होता है।
- Rahul hung the dartboard at a height of one metre and sixty-eight centimetres.
राहुल ने डार्टबोर्ड एक मीटर अड़सठ सेंटीमीटर की ऊँचाई पर टाँगा।
- Radhika's dart landed exactly on the bullseye of the dartboard.
राधिका का डार्ट ठीक डार्टबोर्ड के बुल्सआई पर लगा।
- The children made a paper dartboard for the school fair.
बच्चों ने स्कूल मेले के लिए काग़ज़ का डार्टबोर्ड बनाया।
- A dartboard should be placed where nobody can walk in front of it.
डार्टबोर्ड ऐसी जगह लगाना चाहिए जहाँ उसके सामने से कोई न गुज़रे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He threw the dart in the dartboard.
✓ He threw the dart at the dartboard.
Use at for the target you throw towards; in would mean the dart is inside it.
जिस लक्ष्य की ओर फेंका जाए उसके लिए 'at' आता है; 'in' का अर्थ होगा कि डार्ट उसके भीतर है।
✗ We played dartboard in the evening.
✓ We played darts in the evening.
The game is called darts; the dartboard is only the target.
खेल का नाम 'darts' है; 'dartboard' केवल निशाना-पट है।