footboard
- noun
- /ˈfutˌbɔrd/
:
escalón
- His feet knocked against the footboard again.
Examples
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His feet hit the footboard of the bed.
Fiction book (1991) -
The footboard accommodated partial weight-bearing during the tilting procedures.
Academic text (2000) -
Attracted by such an odd shape, my mother began to approach the bed when suddenly the landlady shoved her from behind with such force that she sailed over the footboard into the center of the bed and crushed the tossed-up pachyderm flat.
Fiction book (1999) -
He rested his feet on the footboard while reading in bed.
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The carpenter attached the footboard securely to the bed frame.
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She kicked off her shoes and placed her feet on the footboard for comfort.
Synonyms
4
2.1
The flat area in a car where people put their feet
3
5.9
A narrow step under a car door that helps people get in
A platform inside a train engine where the driver stands to work the controls
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Etymology
Footboard comes from the simple parts foot 'foot' and board 'flat piece of wood'. It was originally a board for your foot—like a small step or platform on a train or beside a bed—so today it still means a place to stand on or to rest your feet.