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Definition of tailboard

tailboard

/ˈteɪlbɔːrd/
tail · board
Plural:tailboards
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• noun

1

British A hinged or removable flap or board at the back of a truck, lorry, wagon, or cart that can be lowered or removed to facilitate loading and unloading.

Example

"The movers lowered the tailboard of the lorry so they could slide the heavy crates onto the loading dock."

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• Rhymes for tailboard

• Nearby Words

taiga
tail
tailback
tailboard
tailbone
tailcoat
tailender

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tailboard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tailboard
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