dashboard

CEFRB2

/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The control panel in front of a vehicle driver.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.

Examples

  • Tom looked at the thermometer on his dashboard.

  • Many Russians have dashboard cameras.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The float of a paddle wheel.

  2. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.

  3. A graphical user interface for changing settings.

More examples

In context

  • Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings.

  • Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.

  • It's so addictive, I all too often find myself just scrolling down my dashboard on Tumblr, finding things that other people have reblogged that appeal to me, reblogging, then continuing to scroll.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The driver checked the blank to see how fast he was going.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.