Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running board

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning board
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.

noun

A narrow footway above the driving wheels of some steam locomotives, and along the sides of some diesel locomotives.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

running boards (plural)

Questions

What does running board mean?
A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.

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