the boards

plural noun

US
: the low wooden wall that surrounds the playing surface in ice hockey
He crashed into the boards.

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Lawson Crouse snagged the puck near the boards and redirected it around Karlsson’s leg to Keller between the circles. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Lawson Crouse snagged the puck near the boards and redirected it around Karlsson's leg to Keller between the circles. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 All but three of the 26 productions on the boards saw a drop in grosses from the previous week, with the total tally coming in at $24,093,388 (compared with $27,070,361 the previous week). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Velli serves on the boards of Paychex, Cognizant and Computershare and will stay in those roles while advising the IRS due to his status as a special government employee, according to an IRS official. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the boards

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“The boards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20boards. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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