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running board
noun
- a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
running board
noun
- a footboard along the side of a vehicle, esp an early motorcar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of running board1
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Example Sentences
Power running boards automatically deploy when climbing in and out of the vehicle.
And with one foot on the running board, he was slammed to the ground hard, rolling his head against a tree.
Bud, twisting his head, saw a pair of slippered feet beside the running board.
Panting, Chester flung himself upon the running-board just as the car turned out of the yard.
It was an open summer car with seats straight across and an outside running board.
The engine had hardly stopped when I jumped on the running-board on one side, while Jim mounted the other.
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