🚿 A protective panel ⛵ A boat barrier

splashboard

8.1

A board on a boat's side that keeps waves from splashing onto the deck

noun
/ˈsplæʃbɔrd/

Specialized

: tablero de salpicaduras

Waves hit the side of the boat, but the splashboard kept most of the water out.

Examples

The old sailboat’s splashboard was worn, letting spray onto the deck in rough weather.
The boat's splashboard kept us dry during the storm.
The fisherman repaired the damaged splashboard before setting out to sea again.
He installed a new splashboard on his fishing boat.
The fisherman repaired the splashboard to keep water from entering the boat.
The splashboard on the canoe helped prevent waves from soaking the passengers.
During the storm, the crew made sure the splashboard was secure to minimize water on deck.

Synonyms

splasher

vssplashboard

1 7.3

A cover on a car or bicycle that stops mud and water from hitting people and the vehicle

is used on boats along the side to stop sea water splashing over

washboard

vssplashboard

Specialized

1 8.4

A board along a boat's side that stops water splashing onto the deck

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

bargeboard

vssplashboard

Archaic

9.9

A board along the side of a barge or flatboat used to form and protect the boat

is the protective plank aimed specifically at stopping water splashes

How Protective

bulwark

11 8.6

splashboard

Specialized

8.1

coaming

Specialized

1 9.9

Surface Forms

splashboard singular

splashboards plural

Morphology

splashboard = splash + board (transparent) = splash + board

A direct compound where the board's purpose is to stop or deflect splashes; the sense is inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Splashboard comes from splash ('water flying') and board ('a flat piece of wood'). On a boat it is the board along the side that stops spray from coming over the edge, so a splashboard keeps the deck and people drier.