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running board en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.
   • One of the "locomotors", a 72 h.p. machine for light yard shunting which can be driven by a shunter from the running board. [A long step on the side just above rail level] 1962 March, “Dutch diesel and electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 173, photo caption:
2. A narrow footway above the driving wheels of some steam locomotives, and along the sides of some diesel locomotives.

Forms

Translations (19)

es estribo (step under the car door) · pl stopień (step under the car door) · ja 踏み板 (step under the car door) · fi astinlauta (step under the car door) · ca marxapeu (step under the car door) · af treeplank (step under the car door) · ja ステップ (step under the car door) · ru ступе́нька (step under the car door) · uk схо́динка (step under the car door) · cmn 跑板 (step under the car door) · ru подно́жка (step under the car door) · pt estribo (step under the car door) · uk підні́жка (step under the car door) · ja 踏み段 (step under the car door) · tr marşpiye (step under the car door) · de Trittbrett (step under the car door) · nl treeplank (step under the car door) · fr marchepied (step under the car door) · ka საფეხური (step under the car door)