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windshield wiper

American  

noun

  • windshield wipers
    plural
  1. an electrically or pneumatically operated device consisting of a squeegee connected to a mechanical arm designed to wipe off rain, snow, etc., from a windshield or rear window.


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Cars at the busy intersection were seen in the video driving around the stopped Waymo, as the man pulled on the car’s windshield wiper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

“There’s so much dust in the process of getting grain into a bin that it would have to have a little windshield wiper on the sensors to constantly clear it,” Gardiner said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

The company has apparently had problems making that design safe for use in the real world; in late 2021, Musk tweeted that he was worried about the truck’s windshield wiper.

From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022

The witnesses also described how Walker jumped on the vehicle, and his father said Walker tore off a windshield wiper.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

He jumps out into the rain, grabbing the windshield wiper on my side and connecting it to something at the bottom of the window with the spring.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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