1 (BrE) (also billboard AmE, BrE) [C] a large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements on:
advertising hoardings
2 [C] (BrE) a temporary fence made of boards that is placed around an area of land until a building has been built
3 [U] the act of hoarding things:
Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.
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