a board at the rear of a lorry, wagon, etc, that can be removed or let down on a hinge
tailboard in American English
(ˈteɪlˌbɔrd)
noun
British
tailgate
tailboard in American English
(ˈteilˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd)
noun
the tailgate, esp. of a wagon or truck
Also called: endgate
Word origin
[1795–1805; tail1 + board]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, oxidize, sensitivity, steeplechase, unilateral
Examples of 'tailboard' in a sentence
tailboard
The doors slammed and the tailboard slid back.
The Sun (2013)
He swung himself onto the tailboard at the back and leaned in right over us.