A running board is a narrow step fitted under the side doors of a car or truck. It aids entry, especially into high vehicles, and is typical of vintage cars, which had much higher ground clearances than today`s vehicles. It is also used as a fashion statement on vehicles that would not otherwise require it. The origin of the name running board is.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_board
pulling device designed to permit stringing several conductors simultaneously with a single pulling rope NOTE 1 - The device is shaped to pass smoothly through the stringing block during the stringing process. The running board usually has a flexible pendulum tail suspended from the rear to prevent the conductors from twisting together during the p... Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=651-13-04
A strip running between the fenders and below the doors of early autos used both as a step up into the car and to wipe the mud from one's feet. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22335