SPLASHBOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splashboard mean? 

• SPLASHBOARD (noun)
  The noun SPLASHBOARD has 2 senses:

1. protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

2. protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

  Familiarity information: SPLASHBOARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLASHBOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

splashboard; washboard

Hypernyms ("splashboard" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Holonyms ("splashboard" is a part of...):

vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dashboard; splashboard; splasher

Hypernyms ("splashboard" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Holonyms ("splashboard" is a part of...):

vehicle (a conveyance that transports people or objects)

 Context examples 

Get your weight right forward on the splashboard now that we are going uphill, nephew.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)