windscreen
A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to…A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
» Mary broke off a windscreen wiper.
Meaning
4 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
Oh no! A vandal has just smashed our windscreen! Susan, can you go and call the insurance company?
transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.
A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.
A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.
Examples
36 sentencesMary broke off a windscreen wiper.
The snow froze on the windscreen.
deDer Schnee gefror auf der Windschutzscheibe.
There was ice on my windscreen.
deMeine Windschutzscheibe war vereist.
The snow was freezing on the windscreen.
deDer Schnee gefror auf der Windschutzscheibe.
Shouldn't you turn your windscreen wipers off?
deSolltest du nicht deine Scheibenwischer ausschalten?
Origin
From wind + screen.From wind + screen.
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Forms
plural: windscreens| Singular | windscreen |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle:windshield