notice board en · NOUN
Etymology
From notice + board.
Meanings
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A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and announcements are posted.
The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report of a Ministry of Transport Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look at staff notice boards.
1956 September, “Notes and News: The Barby Sidings Accident Report”, in Railway Magazine, page 638:
- (Internet) An online forum where users can post and read messages.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| noticeboard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| notice boards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |