windshield

American  

[wind-sheeld, win-] / ˈwɪndˌʃild, ˈwɪn- /

noun

1. a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile.

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windshield British  

/ ˈwɪndˌʃiːld /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): windscreen.  the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window

2. an object designed to shield something from the wind

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Etymology

Origin of windshield

First recorded in 1900–05; wind ¹ + shield

Example Sentences

It might have acquired a crack in that mighty windshield by then, a rumpled bumper, a dent in the door, mismatched mudders.

From The Wall Street Journal

A metal rack in one corner held car supplies—spare containers of oil, a big jug of windshield wiper fluid, a little vacuum that sat ready on its charger.

From Literature

On the way back home, big fat raindrops started plopping on the windshield.

From Literature

It starts to rain, so she flips on the windshield wipers.

From Literature

It’s a sea of old cars with big dollar signs and numbers written on their windshields in hot-pink marker.

From Literature