Meanings
nounfootboard (plural footboards)
plural footboards
- A place to stand on a scooter or skateboard.
- A board serving as a step on a vehicle.
Continuous footboards ran along each side of the narrow body.
1941 August, “Notes and News: The First British Sleeping Car”, in Railway Magazine, page 3731 more example
Several parties of hop-pickers joined the train at the intermediate stations, and the guard performed the acrobatic feat of walking along the footboards of the coaches to examine tickets, while the train was in motion.
1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Kent & East Sussex Railway Today”, in Railway Magazine, page 182
Origin
From foot + board. Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (fōtubaurd).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan estrep
- estrepboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Estonian astmelaud
- astmelaudboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
French marchepied
- marchepiedboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
German Trittbrett
- Trittbrettboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Italian pedana, predellino
- pedanaboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
- predellinoboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
- cavallettoboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Polish podnóżek, podnóżek
- podnóżekan upright board across the foot of a bedstead
- podnóżekboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Russian подно́жка, ступе́нька
- подно́жка (podnóžka)board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
- ступе́нька (stupénʹka)board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Spanish piecero, estribo
- pieceroan upright board across the foot of a bedstead
- estriboboard or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
Ukrainian підні́жка, схо́динка
- підні́жка (pidnížka)board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
- схо́динка (sxódynka)board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet; such as found on in a carriage
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APA
footboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footboard
MLA
“footboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footboard.
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