backsplash
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.
verb
- To splash backward.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From back + splash.
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