the boards
thewoodenfencesurroundingtheicesurfaceinicehockey:
He'dcrashedinto theboardsandhurthislegquitebadly.
Theboardsprotectthefansand they alsohelptokeepthepuckinplay.
There's ascramblefor thepuckat theboards.
Theabilitytocontrolthepuckalong theboardsiskey.
In thissituation,pinthepuckagainst theboardswithyourstickorskate.
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old-fashioned
thestagein atheatre:
It was over twodecadessince he hadtroddentheboards(=actedin atheatre).
Don't youeverfeeltemptedtotreadtheboards?
Itriedto make acareerfor myselfoutsideof thetheatre, but theboardskeptcallingme back.
It'salmostimpossibletoexplainto a non-actor theappealof theboards.
Ispentthe nextdecadeor soactinginmoviesbut Imissedtheboards.
See also
boardnoun(WOOD)
boards
anofficialexaminationgiven by somemedicalandbusinessorganizationsin the US:
This is my lastchancetopassthe boards.
These arenursinggradswho haven't takentheirboardsyet.
Over 90percentof U.S. andCanadianmedschoolgraduatespassthe boards.
Hefailedthe boards on his firstattemptbut wasn'tdiscouraged.
IwishI'dknownthis when I wasstudyingfor the boards.
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boardnoun(EXAM)
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