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RUNNING BOARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does running board mean?
• RUNNING BOARD (noun)
The noun RUNNING BOARD has 1 sense:
1. a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
Familiarity information: RUNNING BOARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("running board" is a kind of...):
footboard (a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet)
Holonyms ("running board" is a part of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
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