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windscreen

/ ˈwɪndˌskriːn /

noun

  1. US and Canadian name: windshieldthe sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Do not use boiling water to de-ice windscreens - hot water can crack the glass, and the water will only freeze again on the screen, or on the ground where you are standing.

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Methanol is a toxic industrial alcohol used in antifreeze, windscreen washer fluid and paint thinner.

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Methanol is an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windscreen washer fluid.

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There were also photos of the exterior of the plane showing the windscreen shattered.

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Returning home after a Group C win over Lesotho in South Africa last Friday, the jet carrying the Super Eagles had to make an emergency landing in Angola due to a cracked windscreen.

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