Noun: tailboard 'teyl,bord
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: tailgate)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: tailgate)
- A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
"They lowered the tailboard of the truck to unload the furniture";
- tailgate
Derived forms: tailboards
Type of: gate
Part of: beach waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], beach wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], estate [Brit, informal], estate car [Brit, Cdn], lorry [Brit], motortruck [N. Amer], station waggon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], station wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], truck, waggon [Cdn, Austral, NZ], wagon [N. Amer, Austral, NZ]
Encyclopedia: Tailboard