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  • noun Plural form of signboard.

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Examples

  • -- Fig. 289 is a method used to prevent wide boards such as signboards, wide and shaped pediments, etc., from casting or warping.

    Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. William Fairham

  • There are three "signboards" by which a hunter can keep trace of the points of the compass when in the woods, without noticing the sun, which of itself is often a great help.

    The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878

  • So all over Jubilee Hills, there are signboards which advertise ‘Techno schools’ which teach students the ‘Techno syllabus’.

    Grown Up World « Sunayana’s Blog 2009

  • Not only do the four moving signboards combine with the show's cheerleading stunts to give an extra sense of verticality to the production, each time a major stunt gets set up onstage, its energetic, high-spirited execution resembles the frenzied, frequent ejaculatory releases of male teenagers that can be appreciated by audiences of all ages and genders.

    George Heymont: Girls on Top George Heymont 2012

  • Before the show started, digital signboards were used to help warm up the audience as a phantom voice asked theatregoers not to send text messages during the show because "it intimidates older people."

    George Heymont: Specialty Acts -- From Vaudeville to Blue Man Group George Heymont 2011

  • Left, auto rickshaws drove past Commonwealth Games signboards in front of Akshardham Swaminarayan Temple, September 2010.

    The Cost of Living in India's Cities 2011

  • With four digital signboards that can travel horizontally, vertically, and rotate around a vertical axis while screening pre-programmed visuals, the creative team for Bring It On: The Musical has found a way to make the physical production as agile and mobile as their dancers.

    George Heymont: Girls on Top George Heymont 2012

  • After every match, commentators hold interviews with players from both teams while standing in front of signboards that list all the major World Cup sponsors.

    Pardon the Commercial Contortion Richard Lord 2011

  • That task was neatly accomplished and smoothly guaranteed by two angled digital signboards performing an electronic countdown to the beginning of the show.

    George Heymont: Girls on Top George Heymont 2012

  • What inspired this brilliant idea was daily sightings of adults standing at intersections wearing signboards advertising one thing or another.

    John Merrow: My 'brilliant' idea John Merrow 2011

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