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clapperboards

clapperboards is the plural 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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Questions about clapperboards

What is clapperboards the plural of?
Clapperboards is the plural of clapperboard.

Words near clapperboards in the dictionary

  1. clapper-loader
  2. clapper-loaders
  3. clapperboard
  4. clapperboarded
  5. clapperboarding
  6. clapperboards
  7. clapperclaw
  8. clapperclawed
  9. clapperclawing
  10. clapperclaws
  11. clapperdudgeon

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