Synonyms for dashboard


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dash-bawrd, -bohrd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd


Définition of dashboard

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun instrument panel
Example sentences :
  • He hauled the microphone from its cubby in the dashboard and spoke the code words.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • It eddied through the sulky between the dashboard and the curtained sides.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The dolls were arranged in a row against the back of the dashboard.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The reins he had tucked between the edge of the dashboard and the whip socket.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She lifted the foot, and rested it on the dashboard, bending and twisting it.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • I asked, with my teeth set and my feet braced against the dashboard.
  • Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read
  • I drew up, laid the reins on the dashboard, and examined the revolver.
  • Extract from : « The Sheriff And His Partner » by Frank Harris
  • He sat for a few moments staring at the dashboard with a puzzled frown.
  • Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
  • One hand was on the dashboard of the cutter, the other had seized the seat.
  • Extract from : « Coniston, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • They had slipped over the dashboard and were trailing on the ground.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle » by Victor Appleton

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