Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backboard

2 senses of backboard

Sense 1
backboard, basketball backboard -- (a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard")
       => game equipment -- (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)

Sense 2
backboard -- (a board used to support the back of someone or something)
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")