noun
Meaning 1
A board used as a target for throwing darts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dartboard
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːtbɔːd/
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General-American: /ˈdɑɹtbɔːɹd/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tbɔː(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: D AA1 R T B AO2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dart board
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: board, gameboard
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dherh3- Proto-Indo-European *dhórh3-eh2 Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Germanic *burdą Proto-West Germanic *bord Old English bord Middle English bord English board English dartboard From dart + board.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: դարթսի տախտակ (dartʻsi taxtak) — target for darts
- Finnish: tikkataulu — target for darts
- French: cible — target for darts
- German: Dartscheibe — target for darts
- Hungarian: dartstábla — target for darts
- Māori: papa kōpere — target for darts
- Norwegian: dartskive — target for darts
- Swedish: darttavla — target for darts
- Swedish: piltavla — target for darts
- Turkish: hedef tahtası — target for darts