- sandwich boards
- sandwich boards plural nounA pair of advertising placards worn over the chest and back on shoulder straps by a person employed to walk the streets• • •Main Entry: ↑sandwich
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Sandwich board — A sandwich board is a type of advertisement composed of two boards (holding a message or graphic) and being either:*Carried by a person, with one board one in front and one behind, creating a sandwich effect; or *Set up (for example next to a… … Wikipedia
sandwich man — noun : one who advertises or pickets a place of business by wearing a sandwich board * * * a person with advertising boards hung from the shoulders. [1860 65] * * * sandwich man noun A man who carries a pair of sandwich boards (qv above) • • •… … Useful english dictionary
sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ advertising advertising sign consisting of two placards fastened… … Universalium
sandwich — n. & v. n. 1 two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese, etc., between them. 2 a cake of two or more layers with jam or cream between (bake a sponge sandwich). v.tr. 1 put (a thing, statement, etc.) between two of… … Useful english dictionary
sandwich board — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sandwich board : singular sandwich board plural sandwich boards a pair of boards with advertisements on them, joined at the top and put over the shoulders of a person who walks around in a public place … English dictionary
sandwich man — /ˈsænwɪtʃ mæn/ (say sanwich man) noun a man who walks about the streets carrying sandwich boards …
sandwich board — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, COMMERCE ► a pair of connected boards that someone hangs over their shoulders and walks around with in public places to advertise something: »carry/wear a sandwich board ► a pair of connected boards placed next to a… … Financial and business terms
sandwich board — n two boards with advertisements on them that hang in front and behind someone who is paid to walk around in public … Dictionary of contemporary English
sandwich board — sandwich ,board noun count a pair of boards with advertisements on them, joined at the top and put over the shoulders of a person who walks around in a public place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sandwich board — ► NOUN ▪ a pair of advertisement boards connected by straps by which they are hung over a person s shoulders … English terms dictionary
