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splashboard

splash·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splash-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈsplæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splash-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈsplæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of splashboard word

  • noun splashboard a board, guard, or screen to protect from splashing, as a dashboard of a vehicle or a guard placed over a wheel to intercept water, dirt, etc. 1
  • noun splashboard Nautical. washboard (def 3). 1
  • noun splashboard a guard on a vehicle to protect people from splashing water, mud, etc 0
  • noun splashboard any screen or board protecting riders on a vehicle from being splashed in wet weather 0
  • noun splashboard a screen to keep water from splashing onto the deck of a boat 0
  • noun splashboard a trap for closing a sluice or spillway 0

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Origin of splashboard

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; splash + board

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Parts of speech for Splashboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

splashboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

splashboard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for splashboard

noun splashboard

  • bumper — Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
  • fender — the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
  • mudguard — Also called mud flap. splash guard.

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