footboard

English

Etymology

From foot +‎ board. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (fōtubaurd).

Noun

footboard (plural footboards)

1. An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
2. A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage.
3. A place to stand on a scooter or skateboard.
4. A board serving as a step on a vehicle.
   • 1941 August, “Notes and News: The First British Sleeping Car”, in Railway Magazine, page 373:

     Continuous footboards ran along each side of the narrow body.

Translations

board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage

• Estonian: astmelaud
• German: Trittbrett (de) n
• Italian: pedana (it) f, predellino (it) m, cavalletto (it) m

• Russian: подно́жка (ru) f (podnóžka), ступе́нька (ru) f (stupénʹka)
• Ukrainian: підні́жка f (pidnížka), схо́динка f (sxódynka)

References

• “footboard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Broadfoot, board foot, board-foot