backboards

noun

  1. The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.

  2. 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 bounces back.

  3. (first aid) A spine board.

  4. A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.

noun

  1. The port or larboard side of a ship

Synonyms: larboard, port