Phrase guide

running board

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A narrow footway above the driving wheels of some steam locomotives, and along the sides of some diesel locomotives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: footboard

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: treeplank — step under the car door
  • Catalan: marxapeu — step under the car door
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跑板 (pǎobǎn) — step under the car door
  • Dutch: treeplank — step under the car door
  • Finnish: astinlauta — step under the car door
  • French: marchepied — step under the car door
  • Georgian: საფეხური (sapexuri) — step under the car door
  • German: Trittbrett — step under the car door
  • Japanese: 踏み板 (fumiita) — step under the car door
  • Japanese: 踏み段 (fumidan) — step under the car door
  • Japanese: ステップ (suteppu) — step under the car door
  • Polish: stopień — step under the car door
  • Portuguese: estribo — step under the car door
  • Russian: подно́жка (podnóžka) — step under the car door
  • Russian: ступе́нька (stupénʹka) — step under the car door
  • Spanish: estribo — step under the car door
  • Turkish: marşpiye — step under the car door
  • Ukrainian: підні́жка (pidnížka) — step under the car door
  • Ukrainian: схо́динка (sxódynka) — step under the car door