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rode the boards

rode the boards is the simple past of ride the boards.

Meaning of ride the boards

Verb

ride the boards (third-person singular simple present rides the boards, present participle riding the boards, simple past rode the boards, past participle ridden the boards)

  1. To visit and inspect potential sites for billboard advertising.
    • In order to see the exact location of the boards being purchased, advertisers or their agencies will often ride the boards to visit some of the sites.1999, Bruce G. Vanden Bergh, Helen E. Katz, Advertising Principles: Choice, Challenge, Change, page 362

Questions about rode the boards

What is rode the boards the simple past of?
Rode the boards is the simple past of ride the boards.

Words near rode the boards in the dictionary

  1. rode shotgun
  2. rode St George
  3. rode St. George
  4. rode tall in the saddle
  5. rode the bench
  6. rode the boards
  7. rode the brakes
  8. rode the clock
  9. rode the clutch
  10. rode the coattails
  11. rode the cock carousel

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