windscreen

noun

wind·​screen ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn 

1

: a screen that protects against the wind

2

chiefly British : windshield

Examples of windscreen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes air conditioning and heating, heated driver’s seat and a heated windscreen. —Trinity Francis, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Along with re-profiled wind deflectors, Honda has also included a new five-step adjustable windscreen, which can be quickly and easily adjusted with one hand. —New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025

Kawasaki offers a long list of options for the NAV 4e, from zip-in weather (rain) protection to a folding windscreen for open-air enjoyment or protection from flying pests. —William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

The company is discussing applications from detailed 3D topographic maps projected onto cockpit windscreens for pilots and night vision footage of the road ahead for drivers. —Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing windscreen

• windscreen wiper

Rhymes for windscreen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between