dashboardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdæʃ.bɔːd/us/ˈdæʃ.bɔːrd/also dash, UK old-fashioned also fasciathe part of a car that contains some of the controls used for driving and the devices for measuring speed and distance
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The interior of vehicles
- back seat
- brake
- clutch
- defogger
- defroster
- dickey
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- electrics
- footbrake
- gas pedal
- glove compartment
- hooter
- horn
- parking brake
- safety belt
- speedometer
- steering wheel
- stick shift
- tachograph
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Examples from literature
- He pawed around for an ashtray and discovered that it had been removed, along with the lighter, from the rental car's dashboard.
- He swerved his gaze swiftly to the dashboard clock, then back to the sun again.
- Think I'll listen to the news, Tom thought, and switched on his dashboard radio.
- This he placed in the socket on the dashboard.
- Twice she tried to free herself, holding to the dashboard with one hand.