drawingboard
nounUK /ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːd/
US /ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːrd/
A drawing board is a flat board you use to draw or write on.
She pinned her paper to the drawing board and started sketching.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large board used by designers and engineers for making technical drawings.
The architect spread the blueprints across the drafting board.
3. A starting point for planning something again after a failure, as in 'back to the drawing board'.
The plan didn't work, so it's back to the drawing board.
4. A board on which paper is fastened for drawing or painting.
He taped the poster paper to the drawing board before painting.