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dashboard
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dashboard, n.
1 the surface below the windscreen of a motor vehicle or aircraft, containing instruments and controls.
2 hist. a board of wood or leather in front of a carriage, to keep out mud.
1 the surface below the windscreen of a motor vehicle or aircraft, containing instruments and controls.
2 hist. a board of wood or leather in front of a carriage, to keep out mud.
ROGET THESAURUS
dashboard
Refuge
N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.For further exploring for "dashboard" in Webster Dictionary Online