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- [splash-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈsplæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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