Tailboard (Noun)
Meaning
A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The truck's tailboard was lowered to facilitate the loading of heavy equipment.
- To load the cargo, the driver carefully lowered the tailboard of the vehicle.
- The tailboard of the pickup truck was damaged during the accident, making it difficult to load items.
- The farmer used the tailboard of his truck to load the bales of hay into the vehicle.
- The tailboard of the van was designed to be easily lowered and raised using a hydraulic system.