tailboard

C2 Topic:Transportation
US /ˈteɪl.bɔːrd/ UK /ˈteɪl.bɔːd/
noun Freq #427583

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a hinged board or door at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading

    They lowered the wagon's tailboard and slid the crates to the ground.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a hinged board or door at... tailgate
More rear gate
Word family
Related forms tailgatesideboard

Etymology

A compound of tail and board, named for the board fitted across the rear end of a cart, wagon, or truck.

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