Citations:billboard

English citations of billboard

1880, L. R. Hamersly & Co, A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases ...‎^[1]:
To take off the extra lashings, and heave the inner fluke up and outboard, so it will slip off the billboard when the shank-painter is let go. ...

1900, Arthur Wisner, Sarah Bernhardt: Her Artistic Life‎^[2]:
It was supposed that the double attractions, Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin together on the same billboard, would crowd the house for the run of the play. ...
1914, Joseph Henry Crooker, Shall I Drink?‎^[3]:
The Liquor Interests are using the billboard extensively and seductively. As has been said, the billboards must be redeemed. ...
2001, Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Breaking Point‎^[4]:
Across from the station was a large billboard, and on it the name of Beverly Carlysle and her play, "The Valley." He stood for some time and looked at it, ...