WASHBOARD


Meaning of WASHBOARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯsh-ˌbȯrd, ˈwäsh- ]

noun

Date: 1742

1. : a broad thin plank along a gunwale or on the sill of a lower deck port to keep out the sea

2. : baseboard

3.

a. : a corrugated rectangular surface that is used for scrubbing clothes or as a percussion instrument

b. : a road or pavement so worn by traffic as to be corrugated transversely

c. : an abdominal area characterized by prominent and well-defined musculature — usually used attributively

a bodybuilder with washboard abs

a washboard stomach

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.