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bridgeboard

bridgeboard noun: a notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.

bridgeboard: a notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened
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Noun

bridgeboard (plural bridgeboards)

  1. A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
    Synonyms:
    notchboard
  2. A board or plank used as a bridge.

Synonyms of bridgeboard

Forms of bridgeboard

pluralbridgeboards

Origin of bridgeboard

From bridge + board.

Questions about bridgeboard

What does bridgeboard mean?
Bridgeboard means a notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
What part of speech is bridgeboard?
Bridgeboard is a noun.
What is the plural of bridgeboard?
The plural of bridgeboard is bridgeboards.

Words near bridgeboard in the dictionary

  1. bridge-burning
  2. bridge-burnings
  3. bridge-ward
  4. bridge-wards
  5. bridgeable
  6. bridgeboard
  7. bridgeboards
  8. bridgebuilder
  9. bridgebuilders
  10. bridgebuilding
  11. Bridgeburg

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