- Tailboard
- Tailboard Tail"board`, n. The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tailboard
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tailboard — [tāl′bôrd΄] n. Brit. TAILGATE … English World dictionary
tailboard — UK [ˈteɪlˌbɔː(r)d] / US [ˈteɪlˌbɔrd] noun [countable] Word forms tailboard : singular tailboard plural tailboards American a vehicle s tailgate … English dictionary
tailboard — noun A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate. The man in the very new overalls was just heaving a box up on the tailboard … Wiktionary
tailboard delivery — The delivery of mail to a vehicle at the platform and subsequent acceptance at that point … Glossary of postal terms
tailboard — noun Date: 1805 chiefly British tailgate 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
tailboard — /tayl bawrd , bohrd /, n. the tailgate, esp. of a wagon or truck. Also called endgate. [1795 1805; TAIL1 + BOARD] * * * … Universalium
tailboard — tail|board [ˈteılbo:d US bo:rd] n a ↑tailgate … Dictionary of contemporary English
tailboard — tail|board [ teıl,bɔrd ] noun count AMERICAN a vehicle s TAILGATE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tailboard — n. tailgate … English contemporary dictionary
tailboard — noun Brit. a tailgate … English new terms dictionary
