boards

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɔːdz/

Noun

informal plural plural-only with-definite-article

Japanese Meaning

（演劇で用いられる）舞台 / アイスホッケーのリンクを囲む囲い板 / 本の堅い装丁（ハードカバー）

After years of rehearsals, she finally made her debut on the boards.

何年ものリハーサルを経て、彼女はついに舞台でデビューを果たした。

Sense（1）

(informal, with "the") A stage (as in a theater).

Sense（2）

Structure around a rink for ice hockey.

Sense（3）

(publishing, informal) A hardcover binding on a book.

His new novel just came out in boards. The paperback will follow in about a year.