windscreen wiper
A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreenA device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.
» Windscreen wipers are useless against ice.
Scheibenwischer nützen überhaupt nichts bei Eis.
Дворники не помогают ото льда.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A device used to clear rain and dirt from a windscreen; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade.
An exercise where the back is parallel to the ground (lying on it or hanging via the arms from a pull-up bar) and the legs are perpendicular to the floor so that the lower torso with the legs is rotated to target the Musculus obliquus externus abdominis, the Musculus quadratus lumborum and the Musculus rectus abdominis.
- a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
Examples
14 sentencesWindscreen wipers are useless against ice.
ruДворники не помогают ото льда. — AntonKhorev
deScheibenwischer nützen überhaupt nichts bei Eis. — Zaghawa
Mary broke off a windscreen wiper.
Windscreen wipers are no good against ice.
deScheibenwischer nützen überhaupt nichts bei Eis. — Zaghawa
Windscreen wipers are no use against ice.
deScheibenwischer nützen überhaupt nichts bei Eis. — Zaghawa
Shouldn't you turn your windscreen wipers off?
deSolltest du nicht deine Scheibenwischer ausschalten? — brauchinet
Forms
plural: windscreen wipersSynonyms
4 synonyms- a mechanical device that cleans the windshield:windshield wiperwiperwiper blade