dashboard
dash‧board /ˈdæʃbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable]
dash‧board /ˈdæʃbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: ⇨ dash1 'to strike with small drops of liquid' (17-19 centuries) + board (because it was originally a board to stop mud getting into a vehicle)
the part of a car in front of the driver, which has controls on it
Origin: ⇨ dash1 'to strike with small drops of liquid' (17-19 centuries) + board (because it was originally a board to stop mud getting into a vehicle)