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hoarding

/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण हॉर्डिंग

होर्डिंग, बड़ा विज्ञापन-पट

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] British

    a very large board at the side of a road or on the wall of a building, used for showing advertisements

    होर्डिंग, बड़ा विज्ञापन-पट

    • Huge hoardings of the new film lined the highway.
    • The city corporation removed illegal hoardings from the flyover.

    Synonyms billboard

  2. 2

    [C] British

    a temporary fence made of boards that is placed around an area of land where building work is being done

    निर्माण-स्थल के चारों ओर तख़्तों का अस्थायी घेरा

    • The site was hidden behind a high wooden hoarding.
  3. 3

    [U]

    the act of collecting and storing large amounts of food, money or goods, often secretly or illegally

    जमाख़ोरी

    • The government warned traders against the hoarding of onions.
    • Hoarding of essential goods is a punishable offence.

    Synonyms stockpiling

◇Word family
hoard verbhoarder noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

billboard stockpiling

§Grammar and usage

British and American: an advertising board is a hoarding in British English and a billboard in American English.

British English में विज्ञापन वाले बड़े बोर्ड को hoarding और American English में billboard कहते हैं।