Dashboard meaning : A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves. A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard. The float of a paddle wheel. To organize in a dashboard format.