SPLASHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splasher mean? 

• SPLASHER (noun)
  The noun SPLASHER has 2 senses:

1. a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud

2. protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

  Familiarity information: SPLASHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLASHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("splasher" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Holonyms ("splasher" is a part of...):

wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dashboard; splashboard; splasher

Hypernyms ("splasher" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Holonyms ("splasher" is a part of...):

vehicle (a conveyance that transports people or objects)