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Meanings of signboard in English

Structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted.

Synonyms
Examples for "sign"
Examples for "sign"
1
He can't talk much now, can't form words, can't use sign language.
Black is the new white
2
One passenger said she had seen no sign of such help, however.
The Guardian
3
Kellye Bensley: Come and have a look and try sign language week.
Radio NZ
4
The three countries aim to sign the new agreement by Nov. 30.
Reuters
5
He had no problem speaking; a sure sign he was a mixture.
The Plains of Passage
Usage of signboard in English
1
Over the double-windowed shop was a discreet signboard in gilt letters, D.
Clayhanger
2
I laughed heartily, and looked round for the signboard of the inn.
My Life — Volume 1
3
This species of weather-vane which looked upon the pavement was the signboard.
Notre-Dame de Paris
4
Look around, therefore, for the name of the station on the signboard.
Literary Lapses
5
A strange peculiarity of the shop was that it bore no signboard.
The Old Wives' Tale
6
He got down and stood under the crossroads signboard beside his horse.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
7
Raising his eyes, Jean read upon a signboard: Avenue de la Sous-Prefecture.
The Downfall
8
On the iron gate was a long, dark signboard, with gold letters.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
9
I don't know which way to go-there'sno signboard to direct me.
The Fighting Shepherdess
10
Several miles were covered in silence, and then they came to a signboard.
The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies
11
The signboard over the door tells me this is the Bank.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World
12
So that Mrs. Baines was duly apprised of the signboard before her arrival.
The Old Wives' Tale
13
I can get a large signboard, and have painted on it:
Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant
14
A travelling pedler, passing by, was struck with the name on the signboard.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 / A Magaz...
15
He may be but a name to the men-a name on a signboard.
My Life and Work
16
The difference between licensed and unlicensed doesn't show on the signboard.
The brazen gambit
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Signboard across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common