dashboard (ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called (Brit)
fascia the instrument panel in a car, boat, or aircraft Sometimes shortened todash - obsolete a board at the side of a carriage or boat to protect against splashing
- business a document presenting the most significant information about a subject on a single page
Translations
- British English:
dashboard
The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are.The clock on the dashboard said it was two o'clock.ˈdæʃˌbɔːd NOUN The clock on the dashboard said it was two o'clock.
- Spanish:
salpicadero
nm
- French:
tableau de bord
nm
- German:
Armaturenbrett
nnt
- Chinese: 仪表盘 n
- Arabic: لَوْحَةُ القِيَادَة n
- Portuguese: painel de instrumentos n
- Russian: приборная панель nf
- Croatian: ploča s instrumentima nf
- Czech: přístrojová deska nf
- Danish: instrumentbræt nnt
- Dutch: dashboard nnt
- Finnish: kojelauta n
- Greek: πίνακας οργάνων nm
- Italian: cruscotto nm
- Japanese: ダッシュボード n
- Korean: 계기판 n
- Norwegian: dashbord nnt
- Polish: deska rozdzielcza nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: painel de instrumentos n
- European Spanish:
salpicadero
nm
- Swedish: intrumentpanel nutr
- Thai: แผงหน้าปัดรถยนต์ n
- Turkish: gösterge tablosu n
- Vietnamese: bảng đồng hồ xe ô tô n
Usage examples
We roared down the slip road of the M6 at 8:14, according to my dashboard clock.
, KICK BACK (2002)But not when you can plug your iPod into a dashboard socket and let Ruben blast through the car speakers.
Maxim (2004)Nine weeks ago a dashboard icon came on indicating an engine problem.
Edmonton Sun (2003)All that was required to change was a foot on the clutch combined with the flick of a switch on the dashboard.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I started to bark softly, waving my hands about in the dim light of the dashboard lamp.
, Molly Keane's Ireland (1993)