tailboard

Etymology

From tail + board.

tailboard means A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.“She got one knee up under him and hurled him off, and was over the tail-board in a flash, landing on her feet like a cat, and panting hard, by the sudden release of a violent emotion.”