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clapper board

clapper board is the alternative form of clapperboard.

Meaning of clapperboard

Noun

clapperboard (plural clapperboards)

  1. A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.
    Synonyms:
    board, clapboard, clapstick, marker, slate, slate board, sticks, sync slate

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Forms of clapper board

pluralclapper boards

Questions about clapper board

What is clapper board the alternative form of?
Clapper board is the alternative form of clapperboard.

Words near clapper board in the dictionary

  1. clapped someone's cheeks
  2. clapped together
  3. clapped up
  4. clappedy
  5. clapper
  6. clapper board
  7. clapper boards
  8. clapper bridge
  9. clapper bridges
  10. clapper rail
  11. clapper rails

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