footboard
nounUK /ˈfʊtbɔːd/
US /ˈfʊtbɔːrd/
A footboard is the flat board at the end of a bed where your feet go.
She hung her towel over the footboard of the bed.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A board or small platform at the foot of a vehicle or machine for a person to stand on.
The conductor stepped onto the footboard of the old tram.
3. A board forming the foot of a piece of furniture, such as a desk or pew.
He rested his boots against the footboard of the pew.
4. A board placed at the foot of a grave or as a low step.
A simple wooden footboard marked the end of the plot.