backboard

IPA: bˈækbɔd

(basketball) The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
(tennis) A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
(medicine) A spine board.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
(nautical) The port or larboard side of a ship

Examples of "backboard" in Sentences

Diagram of basketball backboard.
Many are glued to a grey backboard.
Diagram of basketball court and backboard.
A backboard is a piece of basketball equipment.
The ball bounced off the backboard and then the rim.
This resulted in reinforced backboard supports as well.
The mounting bracket is anchored to the backboard frame.
A backboard shattering is an accident or stunt in basketball.
A 'backboard shattering' is an accident or stunt in basketball.
All ricochet bars are equispaced downwardly from the backboard.
One of the only drawbacks of a glass backboard is the possibility of breakage.
The backboard is in fact one of the most important parts of a basketball system.
A regulation size backboard is 42″ x 72″, but glass backboards come in many different sizes.
But, if you are looking for longer durability and more consistency, a glass backboard is the way to go.
Though shattering a backboard is not the goal of a slam dunk, it is possible with enough force to shatter a glass backboard.