Question of the Day #927

A dry-erase board featured a little cyclops at the bottom of a staircase, flexing its arms and looking a bit like the creature from Monsters, Inc.

From the headline of this article at Vulture.

  上記の文で、dry-erase boardの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "dry-erase board" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ホワイトボード

Whiteboard, dry-erase boardの他にdry wipe boardとも言います。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

WHITEBOARD

Also called a dry wipe board.
 

Examples

• What is the difference between a dry erase board and a whiteboard?
• This Mother's Day, give Mom the note-taking gift of her dreams: a DIY dry-erase board. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• In the background of photos posted in April featuring Dre and Snoop in a recording studio, eagle-eyed fans noticed a tracklist for Detox written on a dry-erase board. — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
• The team has worked independently, occasionally meeting in Mr. Sapin’s studio to plot on a big dry-erase board. — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• His mother received a stem cell transplant for leukemia at Northwestern Memorial on his birthday, and the two said goodbye to each other using a dry-erase board. — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022

   

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