'Dashboard' definitions:

Definition of 'dashboard'

(from WordNet)
noun
Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard, splasher, dashboard]
noun
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls [syn: dashboard, fascia]

Definition of 'Dashboard'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [PJC]