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footboard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʊtbɔː(ɹ)d/
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Etymology

From foot + board. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (fōtubaurd).

Meanings

1. An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
2. A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage.
3. A place to stand on a scooter or skateboard.
4. A board serving as a step on a vehicle.
   • Continuous footboards ran along each side of the narrow body. 1941 August, “Notes and News: The First British Sleeping Car”, in Railway Magazine, page 373:
   • Several parties of hop-pickers joined the train at the intermediate stations, and the guard performed the acrobatic feat of walking along the footboards of the coaches to examine tickets, while the train was in motion. 1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Kent & East Sussex Railway Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 182:

Forms

Descendants

ఫుట్బోర్డ్

Translations (16)

it pedana (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · fr marchepied (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · de Trittbrett (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · ota پیكه (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · ca estrep (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · pl podnóżek (an upright board across the foot of a bedstead) · uk підні́жка (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · ru ступе́нька (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · es piecero (an upright board across the foot of a bedstead) · uk схо́динка (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · ru подно́жка (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · et astmelaud (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · it cavalletto (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · it predellino (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · es estribo (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage) · pl podnóżek (board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage)