windshield

American  

[wind-sheeld, win-] / ˈwɪndˌʃild, ˈwɪn- /

noun

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

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windshield British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of windshield

First recorded in 1900–05; wind ¹ + shield

Example Sentences

She said the last time she drove in the rain, she was in the fast lane when a car on the opposite side of the freeway splashed water on her windshield, temporarily blocking her view.

From Los Angeles Times

If windshield wipers are on, headlights should be on — it’s the law.

From Los Angeles Times

Higgs’s dashcam showed a few drops of rain hitting the windshield of his patrol car about an hour after police arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cars also carry a VIN which is stamped into the chassis - the main load-bearing frame of the car - but can also be found on the windshield, side of the dashboard, or the door jamb.

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal