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Definition: sprayboard
Dashboard
\Dash"board`\ (d[a^]sh"b[=o]rd`), n.
1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or
other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up
by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called
splashboard.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.)
(a) The float of a paddle wheel.
(b) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the
spray; -- called also
sprayboard.
[1913 Webster]
3. an instrument panel beneath the front window of a motor
vehicle (such as an automobile or truck), containing
indicating gauges and dials, such as the speedometer and
fuel gauges, and sometimes certain control knobs or other
devices.
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