fallboard

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noun

The hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use

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Meanings

nounfallboard (plural fallboards)

plural fallboards

  1. entertainmentThe hinged cover which protects the keyboard of a piano when not in use

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played

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Broader
protective coveringprotective coverprotection

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fall + board.

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Cite this entry
APA

fallboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallboard

MLA

“fallboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallboard.

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