windscreen
noun
wind·screen
ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn 
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British
: windshield
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There are some new tricks up this vessel’s sleeve, though: The windscreen has been given an upgrade, while the hull is decked out in the brand’s new Vulcan Grey hue.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
The Panoramic iDrive system includes four key components: The BMW Panoramic Vision – a slim screen across the length of the windscreen to display key driving and vehicle info.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
It's rated for a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), but the lack of a windscreen and the resulting threat of frostbite kept me from that speed.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike the typical backpacking canister stove that heats via an open flame – often heavily protected by a windscreen of some sort, but an open flame, nonetheless – the Ulti uses a catalytic combustion process that produces infrared radiation without a flame rising out of the burner body.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
The Panoramic iDrive system includes four key components: The BMW Panoramic Vision – a slim screen across the length of the windscreen to display key driving and vehicle info.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
It's rated for a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), but the lack of a windscreen and the resulting threat of frostbite kept me from that speed.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike the typical backpacking canister stove that heats via an open flame – often heavily protected by a windscreen of some sort, but an open flame, nonetheless – the Ulti uses a catalytic combustion process that produces infrared radiation without a flame rising out of the burner body.
—New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Windscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windscreen. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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