Word Meanings - DASHBOARD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. The float of a paddle wheel. A screen at the bow af

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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. The float of a paddle wheel. A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.

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• WATER CRAKE
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