running board

noun

a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.

Origin of running board

1810–20, in sense “platform from which a large pole boat is poled,” Americanism

Words nearby running board

runner's high, runner-up, running, running back, running belay, running board, running bond, running broad jump, running commentary, running dog, running English

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Example sentences from the Web for running board

Rosal put his foot on the running-board without the least sign of going away.
The Game and the Candle|Eleanor M. Ingram
He observed a little hole rusted in the running-board of the motor.
Birthright|T.S. Stribling
The chauffeur started, knocking a tool from the running-board beside him.
The Firefly Of France|Marion Polk Angellotti
Lashed to the running-board was an extra tire, fully inflated.
A Little Miss Nobody|Amy Bell Marlowe

Spike gasped and sat down weakly upon the running-board of a car, and the Old Un stole a furtive peep at him.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol

British Dictionary definitions for running board

running board

noun

a footboard along the side of a vehicle, esp an early motorcar

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单词	running board
释义	running board noun a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car. Origin of running board 1810–20, in sense “platform from which a large pole boat is poled,” Americanism Words nearby running board runner's high, runner-up, running, running back, running belay, running board, running bond, running broad jump, running commentary, running dog, running English Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for running board Rosal put his foot on the running-board without the least sign of going away. The Game and the Candle\|Eleanor M. Ingram He observed a little hole rusted in the running-board of the motor. Birthright\|T.S. Stribling The chauffeur started, knocking a tool from the running-board beside him. The Firefly Of France\|Marion Polk Angellotti Lashed to the running-board was an extra tire, fully inflated. A Little Miss Nobody\|Amy Bell Marlowe Spike gasped and sat down weakly upon the running-board of a car, and the Old Un stole a furtive peep at him. The Definite Object\|Jeffery Farnol British Dictionary definitions for running board running board noun a footboard along the side of a vehicle, esp an early motorcar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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