windshield
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌʃild/
- US
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parabrisas
- The driver struggled to see clearly through the windshield after the storm left it covered in mud.
- windshield wipers
- clean the windshield
- windshield on a bus
It's not just going through the windshield of a car.
- It's not just going through the windshield of a car.
- Bam, head bust right off the windshield of a Humvee.
- So just don't try and do it through a windshield, sunglasses, or a window.
- They're very weird, and so is the windshield, which is sort of curved back.
- And I need a grill and I need the Chrome for around the windshield, stainless.
- So the dots that were on that windshield are formed by air cooling.
- They sell windshield design to Mercedes-Benz.
- I got into a wreck in April and broke the back windshield with my face.
Examples
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You don't have a handicapped sticker in your windshield.
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Before driving off, make sure the windshield is clean to ensure good visibility on the road.
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What happened to your windshield, man?
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This huge crack in my windshield that goes all the way over here.
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I look up, my windshield is shattered.
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This one was under the windshield wiper of my car.
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A flood of orange through the windshield as the cab crawls down Ocean Park to the sea.
Fiction book (1991) -
There was a time when gas station attendants cleaned car windshields with soft blue paper towels.
Fiction book (1990) -
I noticed a small chip in the windshield that could lead to a larger crack if not repaired soon.
Synonyms
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1.4
A clear glass screen at the front of a car that protects the people inside from wind and small stones
Compounds
A bright or blurry effect on a car's front window that makes it hard to see
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windshield comes from wind and shield, literally a 'shield' against the 'wind'. So a windshield is the clear screen at the front of a car that protects people from wind, rain and flying stones.