Word.ws English Dictionary

toeboard

toeboard noun: in throwing sports such as javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step.

Noun

toeboard (plural toeboards)

  1. In throwing sports such as javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step.
  2. A low board around the edge of a raised platform to prevent workers from accidentally falling.

Forms of toeboard

pluraltoeboards

Origin of toeboard

From toe + board.

Questions about toeboard

What does toeboard mean?
Toeboard means in throwing sports such as javelin and shot put, a board on the ground, over which the thrower must not step.
What part of speech is toeboard?
Toeboard is a noun.
What is the plural of toeboard?
The plural of toeboard is toeboards.

Words near toeboard in the dictionary

  1. toeas
  2. Toebe
  3. Toebes
  4. Toebeses
  5. toebiter
  6. toeboard
  7. toeboards
  8. toebox
  9. toeboxes
  10. toecap
  11. toecapped

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: toeboard (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “toeboard.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/toeboard. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.