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Splashblocks

Blocks placed below the discharge point of a gutter downspout to divert water away from the foundation of a structure. The splashblock reduces the detrimental effects that erosion may have on the performance of a foundation at the discharge point of a gutter...

Splashguard

A device that is placed so that splash from something will be intercepted. An example is the mud flaps placed back of the wheels of trucks.

Splitter box

An electronic device that is used to provide identical electrical signals from a single source to two or more locations.

Spongy

A term used to indicate when something is soft but resilient as opposed to hard and not flexible.

Sporadic

Something that occurs occasionally with an unknown frequency.