washboard
Kelime Anlamı :

1. üstünde çamaşır yıkanan oluklu tahta.
2. tümsekli yol.
3. çamaşır yıkama tahtası.
4. denizlik.
5. girintili çıkıntılı.
6. çamaşır tahta.
7. dalga siperi (güverte).
8. dalga girmesin diye kapının önüne veya güverteye konulan siper.
Tanımlar :
1. A board having a corrugated surface on which clothes can be rubbed in the process of laundering.
2. music A similar board used as a percussion instrument.
3. A board fastened to a wall at the floor; a baseboard.
4. nautical A thin plank fastened to the side of a boat or to the sill of a port to keep out the sea and the spray.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.
2. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.
3. A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on
2. protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.