windshield

noun

wind·​shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld How to pronounce windshield (audio)
: 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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And the Super Cruise driver-facing camera noticed and scolded me for looking away from the windshield. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 Snow/ice brush and scraper: Don’t let visibility be an issue on the windshield, windows, mirrors and lights with overnight temperature drops or a sudden snow dump. Sasha Lekach, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 In one scene, where Husk is angrily yelling at a younger subordinate following a harrowing, violent encounter with Matthews’ gang, Law impulsively punched the windshield from inside a car, cracking it. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 This is similar to the tiny drops of windshield washer fluid that covers your windshield when a car hundreds of feet ahead of you cleans their glass. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for windshield 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windshield was in 1902

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“Windshield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

windshield

noun
wind·​shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld How to pronounce windshield (audio)
: a clear screen (as of glass) in front of the riders of a vehicle

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