Definition
A removable board or gate structure used to control water level in a dam, canal, or waterway; a device that temporarily raises water levels.
Etymology
From 'flash' (possibly from Old English meaning 'to dash or rush') and 'board' (a flat wooden or solid structure). In hydraulic engineering, 'flash' refers to the sudden release or control of water.
Kelly Says
Flashboards are ingenious low-tech engineering—farmers and engineers in medieval times used stacked removable boards to instantly raise water levels for irrigation or mill power, without needing locks or modern machinery.
Translations
ARالعربية
لوحة فلاش
lu-ḥah falaash
BNবাংলা
ফ্লাশবোর্ড
flish-bord
CACatalà
tauler de flash
ta-u-ler de flash
CSČeština
blikvací deska
blick-va-chi des-ka
DADansk
flashbræt
flash-breht
DEDeutsch
Blitzbrett
blitts-brett
ELΕλληνικά
εικόνα φλας
e-ko-na fhlas
ESEspañol
tablero de flash
ta-ble-ro de flash
FAفارسی
تابلو فلاش
ta-bloo falaash
FISuomi
välähdyslauta
vælähdys-lauta
FRFrançais
tableau éclair
ta-bloh eh-klayr
GUGU
ફ્લેશબોર્ડ
flaash-bord
HAHA
papan fulaashi
pa-pan fu-la-a-shi
HEעברית
לוח פלאש
lo-ach plaash
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैशबोर्ड
flaash-bord
HUMagyar
villámlap
villám-lap
IDBahasa Indonesia
papan flash
pa-pan flash
IGIG
bọọdụ fulaashi
bo-o-duu fu-la-a-shi
ITItaliano
tavoletta flash
ta-vo-let-ta flash
JA日本語
フラッシュボード
furasshu bo-do
KKKK
жарықтас тақта
ja-ryq-tas taq-ta
KMKM
ស្គរ៉ាប់ ភ្លִច
skgraap phli-ch
KO한국어
플래시보드
peulaeshibibodeu
MRMR
फ्लॅशबोर्ड
flaash-bord
MSBahasa Melayu
papan flash
pa-pan flash
MYမြန်မာ
ဖလာရှ်ဘုံ
pha-la-sh-byu-ng
NLNederlands
flashbord
flash-bord
NONorsk
flashbrett
flash-brett
PAPA
ਫਲੈਸ਼ਬોਰਡ
flahsh-bor-d
PLPolski
tablica błyskowa
ta-bli-tsa b-ly-s-ko-wa
PTPortuguês
painel de flash
pa-in-el de flash
RORomână
panou flash
pa-nou flash
RUРусский
панель вспышки
pane-l' vspyshk-i
SVSvenska
flashbräda
flash-brah-da
SWKiswahili
bodi laini
bo-di la-i-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளாஷ்போர்ட்
flam-sh-por-t
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లాష్ బోర్డ్
flaash bo-rrd
TLTL
flashboard
flash-bord
TRTürkçe
flaş panosu
flash pa-no-su
UKУкраїнська
панель спалаху
pane-l' spa-la-hu
URاردو
فلاش بورڈ
falsh bo-rd
VITiếng Việt
bảng flash
bang flash
ZUZU
iphashidi
i-pha-sh-i-di