Backsplash vs. Splashback

Backsplash vs. Splashback — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Backsplash and Splashback

Backsplashnoun

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.

Splashbacknoun

Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a surface.

Backsplashnoun

(rowing) The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke just before the rower reaches the catch.

Splashbacknoun

(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top, kitchen sink, and industrial facilities, construction sites etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.

The oven comes complete with a stainless steel splashback.

Backsplashverb

(ambitransitive) To splash backward.

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