ironing board

American  

noun

• ironing boards
  plural

1. a flat, cloth-covered board or other surface, often foldable and having legs, on which clothing, linens, or similar articles are ironed.

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ironing board British  

noun

1. a board, usually on legs, with a suitable covering on which to iron clothes

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ironing boards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ironing board

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ironing board

In a stroke of genius, I discovered the perfect vacation desk hack: the ironing board.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2025

An ironing board abandoned at the top of Ben Nevis has angered hillwalkers in the Scottish Highlands.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023

Every day, he’d get up at 6 a.m., pop his oldies tape in his cassette player, pull down the ironing board built into the wall of his 1920s childhood home and start starching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

It’s answer: “The unusual thing about this image is that a man is ironing clothes on an ironing board attached to the roof of a moving taxi.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

The ironing board was kept set up in the kitchen.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith