splashback

English

Etymology

splash +‎ back

Noun

splashback (countable and uncountable, plural splashbacks)

(uncountable, countable) Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.
(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.
The oven comes complete with a stainless steel splashback.

Synonyms

(easily cleaned shield): backsplash

Translations

Shield of easily cleaned material

German: Spritzschutz m, Spritzwand f, Küchenrückwand f

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