windscreen

noun

wind·​screen ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn How to pronounce windscreen (audio)
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British : windshield

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With forecasts suggesting a storm was approaching Portland, Parker felt covering his windscreen and windows with cardboard was a sensible move. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 The rear badge also is lighted, and a fast rear window complements the windscreen. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 Lincoln uses its pillar-to-pillar screen, nestled between the top of the dashboard and the windscreen in the Nautilus, differently than many others. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 This includes air conditioning and heating, heated driver’s seat and a heated windscreen. Trinity Francis, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windscreen

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of windscreen was in 1858

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“Windscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windscreen. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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