What is "sprayboard"

Dashboard \Dash"board`\ (d[a^]sh"b[=o]rd`), n.

1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.

2. (Naut.)

   1. The float of a paddle wheel.

   2. A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.

3. an instrument panel beneath the front window of a motor vehicle (such as an automobile or truck), containing indicating gauges and dials, such as the speedometer and fuel gauges, and sometimes certain control knobs or other devices.

n. (context nautical English) A dashboard.