How to Pronounce "backboards"
word
ˈbækˌbɔɹdz
BAK-bordz
bˈækbɔːdz
BAK-bawdz
Definition
Backboards are the flat boards behind a basketball hoop where the ball bounces, or rigid boards used in medicine to keep a patient’s back straight during transport.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbækˌbɔɹdz
British English
bˈækbɔːdz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAK-bordz
UK
BAK-bawdz
Listen in Context
The basketball bounced off the backboards many times.
Hospitals keep backboards ready for emergencies.
The gym installed new backboards last week.
Paramedics quickly placed him on one of the backboards after the accident.