'Sprayboard' definitions:
Definition of 'Sprayboard'
From: GCIDE
- Sprayboard \Spray"board`\ (spr[=a]"b[=o]rd`), n.
- 1. (Naut.) See Dashboard, n., 2 (b) . [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) A screen raised above any part of the gunwale of a boat to keep out spray. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'sprayboard'
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]