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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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In most of the English-speaking world, a vehicle’s front glass panel is called a windscreen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Officers later located the car near his home, with significant damage to the windscreen, bonnet and front bumper.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

The pilot of a Boeing 737 headed for Los Angeles had a scary experience last week when the jet’s windscreen cracked midflight, forcing an early landing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

There was a lot of sky reflected in the windscreen, so I couldn’t make her out very well.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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