wind-screen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wind-screen
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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As the altimeter needle brushes five thousand feet, we crest a mud-colored ridge, the earth drops away, and a breathtaking sweep of taiga fills the Plexiglas wind-screen.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
I climbed over and sat beside him, staring in front of it through the wind-screen.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
With the faintest smile, 'Pierrette' stared through the wind-screen….
From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford
My companion's chin rose, and she stared through the wind-screen with compressed lips.
From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford
Azito shot forward on to the wind-screen; those who were seated were jostled violently against one another, and Will narrowly escaped a collision with the steering-wheel.
From Swift and Sure by Strang, Herbert
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