windshield

[wind-sheeld, win-]

noun

1. a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile.

windshield

/ ˈwɪndˌʃiːld /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): windscreen. the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window

2. an object designed to shield something from the wind

Word History and Origins

Origin of windshield¹

First recorded in 1900–05; wind ¹ + shield

Example Sentences

The photographs that bookend “Here to There,” respectively titled “Decision Time” and “Decision Made,” were snapped through Mr. Winter’s windshield mere moments apart.

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“I heard a rasping sound. Even inside the car, you could hear it. We were wondering what it was when, looking through the front windshield, all you could see were houses—houses everywhere.”

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Or a flock of seagulls harmlessly splashing windshields.

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Also, a belief that you can’t really get to know a city through a windshield, and a conviction that staying fit, physically and mentally, is the best way to stall the work of Father Time.

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The circuitry that makes them move includes motors typically used to power windshield wipers.

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