running board
noun[C]
uk/ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ˌbɔːd/us/ˈrʌn.ɪŋ ˌbɔːrd/aboardforstandingon along thesideof avehiclesuch as anold-fashionedcarortram(= anelectricvehiclethattransportspeople, usually incities, and goes alongmetaltracksin theroad):
Hewaitedfor thetramtodrawalongsidehim thenjumpedonto therunningboardbeside thedriver.
Thefilmset wasfullofold,blackcarswithrunningboards, some of thempre-war.
- Adooropenedand a man in ahatleanedout, onefooton therunningboard.
- As Islowedat agate, ayoungboyjumpedon therunningboardon thepassengerside.
- Hesaton therunningboardof hiscarand had adrink.
The exterior of vehicles
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- bonnet
- bull bar
- cab
- cartwheel
- coachwork
- finny
- fog light
- full beam
- hazard light
- headlight
- high beams
- hubcap
- mudflap
- side mirror
- sidelight
- sunroof
- tire
- tread
- wing