TAILBOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tailboard mean? 

• TAILBOARD (noun)
  The noun TAILBOARD has 1 sense:

1. a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

  Familiarity information: TAILBOARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAILBOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tailboard; tailgate

Hypernyms ("tailboard" is a kind of...):

gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)

Holonyms ("tailboard" is a part of...):

beach waggon; beach wagon; estate car; station waggon; station wagon; waggon; wagon (a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat)

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

 Context examples 

“If he doesn’t brake, why should I? Now, my darlings, one good spurt, and we’ll show them the colour of our tailboard.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)