splash\ and\ dash

splash\ and\ dash
Formula 1 slang. A pitstop in which a car fills up with enough fuel to see it to the end of the race, without changing tyres. (Not, as I once convinced my mother, an opportunity for the driver to relieve himself quickly.)

That's Badoer coming in for a splash and dash...


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  • Splash and dash — Der Begriff Splash and Dash (auch Splash n Dash oder Splash Dash) hat seinen Ursprung im amerikanischen Rennsport, findet aber in letzter Zeit auch in der Formel 1 und anderen Motorsportarten Verwendung. Splash and Dash ist die Bezeichnung für… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • splash\ and\ dash — Formula 1 slang. A pitstop in which a car fills up with enough fuel to see it to the end of the race, without changing tyres. (Not, as I once convinced my mother, an opportunity for the driver to relieve himself quickly.) That s Badoer coming in… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • splash-and-dash — noun a) A fifty metre freestyle swimming event b) A quick stop for fuel near the end of a race, so as to be able to cross the finish line without running out of fuel …   Wiktionary

  • Splash — Splash, v. i. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Splash — Splash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Splashing}.] [Akin to plash.] 1. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash. [1913 Webster] 2. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dash — dash1 /dash/, v.t. 1. to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: He dashed the plate into smithereens against the wall. 2. to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another. 3. to splash, often… …   Universalium

  • dash — I [[t]dæʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike or smash violently, esp. so as to break to pieces: to dash a plate against a wall[/ex] 2) to throw or thrust violently or suddenly: to dash one stone against another[/ex] 3) to splash, often violently; bespatter …   From formal English to slang

  • splash — I. verb Etymology: alteration of plash Date: 1715 intransitive verb 1. a. to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance b. to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter 2. a. (1) to become spattered a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dash N Splash — is a water theme park located in Chennai, India. It has been operational since 1995 and is also the first exclusive water park in Chennai and South India. The idea of opening the water park was get rid of heat, sweat dust of the city. The motto… …   Wikipedia

  • splash — [splash] vt. [intens. extension of PLASH2] 1. to cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs 2. to dash or scatter a liquid substance, mud, etc. on, so as to wet or soil 3. to cause to splash a liquid [to splash one s feet in …   English World dictionary

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