0 the board behind the basket in a game of basketball
1 (in basketball) a board behind the metal ring that you have to throw the ball through to score
After the first few games spectators complained that they couldn't see the game because of opaque wooden backboards.
The peach baskets were used until 1906 when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards.
Of course, we had no backboards in those days and everything had to go in clean.
The idea is to replace the deficient pelvic floor muscles and provide a backboard of support under the urethra.
The team's backboard would be lit in green during this time.
She was strapped to a backboard and placed on a stretcher though her arms were moving.
The pass then missed its mark and was uneventfully tipped off the backboard.
Love stayed on the ground for several minutes before doctors rolled him onto a backboard and carted him off the field.
