windshield

noun

wind·shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld

: a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle

especially : one in front of the occupants

Examples of windshield in a Sentence

The car had a damaged windshield.

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Damage to a plane's engine, wing, nose, or windshield is not usually life-threatening. —

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024 Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020 in a deal worth around $1.3 billion, Zoox has developed a unique self-driving shuttle that features big side windows, inward-facing seats and no steering wheel, driver’s seat or traditional windshield. —

Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024 And the other one that head-on smashed a concrete pillar on the Jersey Turnpike, sending the driver through the windshield, and killing two others. —

Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024 The device uses electromagnetic molecular interference to induce rapid motion in air molecules that keep the snow and ice from sticking to your windshield. —

Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windshield