Kickboard

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA small, buoyant board used to support a swimmer's upper body and arms while allowing free kicking movements.

"The introductory swimming instructor carried a pile of kickboards to the pool for the children."

2.NounOn pianos and organs, a vertical panel located above the pedals.

"A mouse had gnawed a hole through the kickboard to nest inside the organ; she refused to use the pedals nearby."

3.NounSynonym of kickplate (“strip at base of door to prevent scuffing”).

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