windshield wiper

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noun

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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How to use windshield wiper in a sentence

Some wielding signs hit the roof, windshield, and body of the car I was traveling in.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fat rain droplets, like little eggs, started to splatter on my windshield, smearing with each sway of the wipers.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thankfully I got my hands up in time so I broke the windshield with my elbows instead of my face.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on ‘Sin City’ and Why He Considers Himself a Male Feminist|Marlow Stern|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hell, Cameron Diaz had sex with the windshield of a sports car in the film and critics applauded her.
Cameron Diaz Deserves Better Than ‘Sex Tape’|Kevin Fallon|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mandatory seat belts, laminated windshield glass, collapsible steering wheels and air bags followed.
Citizen Nader Is Still on the Case|Harold Evans|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Drive around it, then," growled Foster, lifting his chin to stare ahead through the fogged windshield.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Mert crawled over into the front seat where he could view the proceedings through the windshield.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
I'll keep my gun with me up at the canyon and a shot through his windshield would drive him frantic.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
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