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Webster 1913 Edition


Dashboard

Dash′boardˊ

(dăsh′bōrdˊ)
,
Noun.
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
.
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
.

Definition 2024


dashboard

dashboard

English

The dashboard of a modern car.
Sleigh dashboard

Noun

dashboard (plural dashboards)

  1. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
  2. A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
  3. (computing, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.

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dashboard (third-person singular simple present dashboards, present participle dashboarding, simple past and past participle dashboarded)

  1. To organize in a dashboard format.
    Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.

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