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flashboard

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A board placed temporarily upon a dam, river, stream, etc. (typically within a permanent frame) to raise the water above its usual level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning 2

A board that controls the flow of any material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning 3

A sheet of material that is subjected to an electric pulse or flashover in order to produce plasma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning 4

Any automated display that shows temporary information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 5

Any automated display that shows temporary information.

An electronic display that shows the winning values in various gambling games such as keno or bingo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 6

An acrylic board used to display children's work in a school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning 7

A board for displaying language material in the classroom, used like a flashcard but potentially holding more information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

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Meaning 8

A device used in the 1920s for teaching typing skills which provided feedback on which key was pressed by lighting up the corresponding value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 9

boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: flashboarding

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Broader terms: boarding

History

Etymology

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