dashboard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
    splasher; splashboard.
  2. noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
    fascia.

WordNet


Dash"board` noun
Definitions
  1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vechicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
  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.

Webster 1913