"destination board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: destination boards [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Head templates: {{en-noun}} destination board (plural destination boards)
  1. (rail transport) A board attached to the side of a railway carriage which indicates where the train is going to. More modern variants can be a dot-matrix display panel. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-destination_board-en-noun-Asi3wDID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. A departure board or indicator at a railway station.
    Sense id: en-destination_board-en-noun-o81CjaNE

Inflected forms

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