"Ouija board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ouija boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ouija board (plural Ouija boards)
  1. Alternative form of Ouija (“board used to try to communicate with spirits”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Ouija (extra: board used to try to communicate with spirits)
    Sense id: en-Ouija_board-en-noun-ka9wjFVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (aviation) A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-Ouija_board-en-noun-sncjbnDp Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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