windscreen

British

/ ˈwɪndˌskriːn /

noun

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

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The imposing building fills the windscreens of drivers heading towards Edinburgh on the A1 and dwarfs Stevenson's Barns Ness Lighthouse in the next bay.

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After he got back from his travels, he saw he had two tickets on his windscreen and that a further two had been removed by an unknown individual.

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Staff realised the key was a forgery and further inspection revealed the VIN on the chassis did not match the one on the windscreen and door.

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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 an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windscreen washer fluid.

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