Splashback
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splashback is a noun meaning (uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
Meaning
(uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
More Meanings
- (countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen sink and at industrial facilities, construction sites, etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.
Example Sentences
The oven comes complete with a stainless steel splashback.
In 1959, for a girl there were toy cookers in clinical white stove enamel, with a time clock set in the splash-back, and with two hot plates which really worked by using special fuel tablets which burnt from ten to 15 minutes.
Word Forms
- splashbacks
Synonyms for splashback
Depending on context, synonyms include backsplash.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splashout, upsplash, splash, splat, backsplash, pool.
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