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splashboard

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splash·board  (splshbôrd, -brd)
n.
1. A structure that protects the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud.
2. Nautical A screen on a boat to keep water from splashing onto the deck.
3. A board for closing a spillway or sluice.

splashboard [ˈsplæʃˌbɔːd]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc.
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical another word for washboard [4b]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.splashboardsplashboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation
2.splashboardsplashboard - protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
Translations
splashboard [ˈsplæʃbɔːd] Nguardabarros m inv


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Mrs Verloc, undoing some hooks of her bodice, while she went on staring ahead beyond the splashboard, handed over to him the new pigskin pocket-book.
He takes a rein in each hand; jerks and pulls at both; and dances on the splashboard with both feet
 
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