dashboard
pronunciation
How to pronounce dashboard in British English:
UK [ˈdæʃbɔ:d]
How to pronounce dashboard in American English:
US [ˈdæʃbɔrd]
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- Noun:
- protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
- instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Word Origin
- dashboard (n.)
- 1846, from dash (v.) + board (n.1); "board in front of a carriage to stop mud from being splashed ("dashed") into the vehicle by the horse's hoofs." Of motor vehicles, from 1904.
Example
- 1. Shine and polish the dashboard of your life .
- 2. Drivers who ignore red warning lights on the dashboard risk a serious breakdown .
- 3. Yang designed a dashboard mount filled with steel ball bearings and lined with silicon .
- 4. If a motorist wanted to know their speed a glance at the dashboard would do it .
- 5. A well-designed dashboard will at least make sure you know enough not to be surprised .