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gameboard

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • UK: /ˈɡeɪm.bɔːd/
  • US: /ˈɡeɪm.bɔɹd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: board games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The playfield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he got out the board and set up the pieces

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: board

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surface

Narrower terms: backgammon board, checkerboard, checker board, cribbage board, dartboard, dart board, go board, monopoly board, Ouija, Ouija board, pegboard, punchboard

History

Etymology

From game + board.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pelilauta — portable surface on which a game is played
  • French: tablier — portable surface on which a game is played
  • German: Spielbrett — portable surface on which a game is played
  • Latin: abacus — portable surface on which a game is played
  • Mongolian: хөлөг (xölög) — portable surface on which a game is played
  • Polish: plansza — portable surface on which a game is played
  • Swedish: spelplan — portable surface on which a game is played
  • Swedish: spelbräde — portable surface on which a game is played