hoarding

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hoard·ing [hoarding hoardings] BrE [ˈhɔːdɪŋ] NAmE [ˈhɔːrdɪŋ] noun
1. (BrE) (also bill·board NAmE, BrE)countable a large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements on
•advertising hoardings
2. countable (BrE)a temporary fence made of boards that is placed around an area of land until a building has been built
3. uncountable the act of ↑hoarding things
•Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.
See also: ↑billboard

Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: from obsolete hoard in the same sense (probably based on Old French hourd; related to ↑hurdle) + ↑-ing.