windscreen wiper

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noun

British an electrically operated blade with a rubber edge that wipes a windscreen clear of rain, snow, etcUS and Canadian name: windshield wiper

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Words nearby windscreen wiper

windrower, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion, wind-screen, windscreen wiper, wind shaft, wind shake, wind-shaken, wind shear, wind shelf

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How to use windscreen wiper in a sentence

There was just the noise of the broken wiper in front of me, stuttering across the windshield.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Sunday night there had been a hop on the shore of the lake, and a constable had danced with a skillet-wiper from town.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
Beside them lay a black pen-wiper with red and white roses which Miss Leonore herself had embroidered.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
No amount of detailed description will make a good joint wiper.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble

Supporting the pipes in this way will allow the wiper perfect freedom.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble
The wiper is cautioned to move the ladle constantly while dropping the solder.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble