windscreen

1. (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

2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

3. A lightweight aerodynamic fairing mounted on the nose of an armor-piercing shell to reduce drag and increase range.

4. A draught screen at the side of a passenger train doorway.

1. Mary broke off a windscreen wiper.

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2. The snow froze on the windscreen.

   deDer Schnee gefror auf der Windschutzscheibe. — brauchinet

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3. There was ice on my windscreen.

   deMeine Windschutzscheibe war vereist. — brauchinet

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4. The snow was freezing on the windscreen.

   deDer Schnee gefror auf der Windschutzscheibe. — brauchinet

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5. Shouldn't you turn your windscreen wipers off?

   deSolltest du nicht deine Scheibenwischer ausschalten? — brauchinet

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