Backboard
noun
The board behind the basket in a game of basketball, which the ball can bounce off of.
He scored three points by bouncing the ball off the backboard.
Often appears as...
- hit the backboard
- break the backboard
noun
A stiff board put behind something to provide support or strength.
The artist attached a backboard to the fragile painting to keep it from bending.
Often appears as...
- attach a backboard
- backboard for support
noun
A long flat board used to immobilize and transport a patient, especially in cases of spinal cord injuries.
The paramedics quickly placed the accident victim on a backboard.
Often appears as...
- place on a backboard
- immobilize with a backboard
Usage tips
Medical
noun
The board behind the basket in a game of basketball, which the ball can bounce off of.
He scored three points by bouncing the ball off the backboard.
Often appears as...
- hit the backboard
- break the backboard
noun
A stiff board put behind something to provide support or strength.
The artist attached a backboard to the fragile painting to keep it from bending.
Often appears as...
- attach a backboard
- backboard for support
noun
A long flat board used to immobilize and transport a patient, especially in cases of spinal cord injuries.
The paramedics quickly placed the accident victim on a backboard.
Often appears as...
- place on a backboard
- immobilize with a backboard
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Basketball Essential
Used specifically to refer to basketball equipment, often seen in sports contexts.
During the game, he leapt high and slapped the basketball backboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Scoring Technique
A strategic move in basketball where players use the backboard to make shots.
She practiced her layups, aiming for the top corner of the backboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Backboard Slam
Slang for forcefully dunking the ball against the backboard in basketball.
The crowd roared when he dunked with a powerful backboard slam.
Pro Tip 1/3Basketball Essential
Used specifically to refer to basketball equipment, often seen in sports contexts.
During the game, he leapt high and slapped the basketball backboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Scoring Technique
A strategic move in basketball where players use the backboard to make shots.
She practiced her layups, aiming for the top corner of the backboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Backboard Slam
Slang for forcefully dunking the ball against the backboard in basketball.
The crowd roared when he dunked with a powerful backboard slam.
Pro Tip 1/3Basketball Essential
Used specifically to refer to basketball equipment, often seen in sports contexts.
During the game, he leapt high and slapped the basketball backboard.
Pro Tip 2/3Scoring Technique
A strategic move in basketball where players use the backboard to make shots.
She practiced her layups, aiming for the top corner of the backboard.
Pro Tip 3/3Backboard Slam
Slang for forcefully dunking the ball against the backboard in basketball.
The crowd roared when he dunked with a powerful backboard slam.
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Quote examples
George Hill
American Athlete
When I was a kid, you know, the Playskool plastic courts that were white backboard, blue base that you put water in and the rim was dunk breakaway. That was one of the first gifts that I actually remember - only because I broke it the first day I got it. So that sticks out in my head a lot. It's one of the best gifts I ever got as a child.
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John Salley
American Athlete
In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.
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Mohamed Bamba
American Athlete
A 7-footer who hits a step-back jumper - that's a pretty unicorn-like thing. Or someone who blocks a shot off the top of the backboard, pushes it in transition, and finds a shooter in the corner - that's pretty unicorn-like.
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Brad Stevens
American Coach
It's so much fun to dream in your driveway. I had an old wooden backboard in my driveway. That's where my friends and I hung out.
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Pat Connaughton
American Basketball Player
The tap of the backboard, that's a lot of body control, I've gotta be hanging in the air for a quite a bit of time.
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Baron Davis
American Athlete
A 'wedgie' is exactly what you think it is. It's the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.
Quote examples
George Hill
American Athlete
When I was a kid, you know, the Playskool plastic courts that were white backboard, blue base that you put water in and the rim was dunk breakaway. That was one of the first gifts that I actually remember - only because I broke it the first day I got it. So that sticks out in my head a lot. It's one of the best gifts I ever got as a child.
Quote examples
John Salley
American Athlete
In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.
Quote examples
Mohamed Bamba
American Athlete
A 7-footer who hits a step-back jumper - that's a pretty unicorn-like thing. Or someone who blocks a shot off the top of the backboard, pushes it in transition, and finds a shooter in the corner - that's pretty unicorn-like.
Quote examples
Brad Stevens
American Coach
It's so much fun to dream in your driveway. I had an old wooden backboard in my driveway. That's where my friends and I hung out.
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Pat Connaughton
American Basketball Player
The tap of the backboard, that's a lot of body control, I've gotta be hanging in the air for a quite a bit of time.
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Baron Davis
American Athlete
A 'wedgie' is exactly what you think it is. It's the ball getting stuck between the basket and the backboard.
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