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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Flashboards Flashboards The term 'Flashboards' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Temporary barriers, consisting of either timber, concrete or steel, anchored to the crest of a spillway as a means of increasing the reservoir storage. Flashboards can be removed, lowered, or carried away at the time of flooding either by a tripping device or by deliberate failure of the flashboards or their supports. Structural members of timber, concrete, or steel placed in channels or on the crest of a spillway to raise the reservoir water level but that may be quickly removed in the event of a flood'. The term 'Flashboards' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In hydrologic terms, a length of timber, concrete, or steel placed on the crest of a spillway to raise the retention water level but which may be quickly removed in the event of a flood by a tripping device, or by deliberately designed failure of the flashboard or its supports'. Previous 5 Terms: Flash Flood Statement Flash Flood Table Flash flood warning Flash flood watch Flash Multiplicity Next 5 Terms: Flat and meter rate schedule Flat demand rate schedule Flat File Flat Panel TV Sets Flat plate pumped About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.