BACKSPLASH

Etymology

Noun

backsplash (plural backsplashes)

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.

(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.

Anagrams

• splashback

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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