Meaning & use
skirt board
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UK/ˈskɜːt bɔːd/
US/ˈskɜːrt bɔːrd/
Meaning
nouncountabletechnical
A board fixed along the bottom of a wall, covering the gap between the wall and the floor.
Grammar: Countable; can be used in the plural: skirt boards.
Patterns
- a skirt board
- skirt boards
The carpenter installed a wooden skirt board along the base of the wall.
Skirt boards protect the bottom of the wall from kicks and furniture.
We need to paint the skirt board to match the walls.
Word forms
| plural | skirt boards |
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Common combinations
- wooden skirt board
- The wooden skirt board was stained to match the floor.
- install a skirt board
- They will install a skirt board after the flooring is done.
- skirt board height
- The skirt board height should be at least 10 centimeters.
Synonyms and how they differ
- baseboard
- Baseboard is the common American term; skirt board is more technical or British.
- skirting board
- Skirting board is the usual British term; skirt board is used in some technical contexts.
Word family
- skirting noun
- Material used for skirt boards, or the act of fitting them.
Practice
What is a skirt board?
Choose one answer.
A skirt board is a construction term for a board at the base of a wall. The other options confuse it with other types of boards.
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