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

American auto companies have long relied on China for the magnets, which are essential for making everything from electric motors to headlights and windshield wipers.

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The supplier of oil filters and windshield wipers has some $6 billion in balance-sheet debt in addition to its off-balance-sheet financing, primarily from factoring, a form of short-term borrowing backed by its customers’ unpaid invoices.

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Take the average electric vehicle – there might be rare earths-based motors in dozens of components from side mirrors and speakers to windshield wipers and breaking sensors.

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Video from the scene showed firefighters working on the wreckage of a white sedan with the driverside windshield shattered and caved in with a big rig tire nearby.

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In the coming days, the drizzly gray weather along the coast is not expected to change much, said Mehle, who drove to work in Monterey on Saturday with his windshield wipers swishing.

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