Wiktionary
n. A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
Wikipedia
Backsplash may refer to:
- the splashing of water resulting from an activity or operation, such as in rowing or rotation of a paddle wheel of a paddle steamer
- a tile wall in a kitchen or bathroom designed to deflect water and for decoration
- a background or non-prominent colour in a design
- an attraction at Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, in Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
Usage examples of "backsplash".
If there was too much water in the soil, the backsplash would be a steam cannon, punching right through the shell.
The molding was heavy dark wood, and the bathroom had what looked like hand-painted tiles in the backsplash above the sink.
Tiles sometimes fall out of the backsplash behind the electric stove, and yesterday the bathtubs cold-water handle pulled loose from the wall.
The backsplash of the beam might be visible from outside and draw the attention of one of the patrols.
Regina in the backsplash of yellow light from that same instrument panel.
Granma stood above my father, the barrel of his rifle pointed dead-center mass, and he retreated a step to avoid the backsplash of gore.
I was standing in a short hallway, but the kitchen was just around the corner, a spacious pale yellow room with a backsplash of blue and white Mexican tile.
Red, blue, and yellow ceramic tiles formed a narrow backsplash over a rustic stone sink.
She sketched a quick rune on the backsplash of the machineTiw, for the god of justice and blacksmiths.
Concrete countertops, various shades of gray in the polished glass tile backsplash, stainless appliances.
It passed all too fleetingly and they stood together again in silence, looking out over the balustrade, watching the backsplash of vivid colors fading from the sky in the wake of the sunset.
Jefferson fired, the blast deafening him, the backsplash of blood hot on his face and hands.
The big man recoiled as a molten backsplash of plastic and metal sprayed from the wall behind him.
In the kitchen, gray ceramic tiles covered the counter and backsplash, plain white cupboards filled two walls, and the stove looked like it had never been used.
His light moves over the big galvanized work table with its metal pillow block and backsplash and drains, touches the hoist above it.