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Meaning of running board | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.
  2. A narrow footway above the driving wheels of some steam locomotives, and along the sides of some diesel locomotives.

Equivalents

Català marxapeu
Deutsch Trittbrett
Ελληνικά αναβατήρας
Español estribo
Suomi astinlauta
Français marchepied
हिन्दी पायदान
日本語 ステップ 踏み板 踏み段
ქართული საფეხური
Nederlands treeplank
Polski stopień
Português estribo
Русский подножка ступенька
Türkçe marşpiye
Українська сходинка

Examples

“One of the "locomotors", a 72 h.p. machine for light yard shunting which can be driven by a shunter from the running board. [A long step on the side just above rail level]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

running commentary running coupling Running Creek running day running dictation running dog

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