Meaning & use
Tailboard
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A hinged board or panel at the rear of a cart, truck, or wagon that can be lowered to load and unload cargo.
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He lowered the tailboard to slide the crates onto the truck bed.
The old farm wagon's tailboard had rusted shut over the years.
A note on using this word
Chiefly British usage; American English typically prefers 'tailgate' for the same part on trucks.
Words with a similar meaning
tailgate
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