scoreboard

Everyday

A scoreboard is a large board or screen that shows the score in a game or match. tree →

In the lessons

In sport and school games, the scoreboard shows points, runs, goals and time. In maths problems pupils read scoreboards to find totals and differences. Phrases: on the scoreboard, put points on the scoreboard, digital scoreboard.

Examples

• The scoreboard showed 3 to 1. tree →
• Look at the scoreboard to see who's winning. tree →
• The cricket scoreboard shows runs and wickets. tree →
• Our team finally got on the scoreboard. tree →
• The digital scoreboard has a clock too. tree →
• The scoreboard read Home 56, Away 48, so the home team led by 8. tree →
• A boy changed the numbers on the old scoreboard. tree →
• The scoreboard flashed "GOAL!" tree →

Note

Compound: score + board, one word. Countable. "Get on the scoreboard" means score for the first time.