windshield

noun

wind·​shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld 

: a transparent screen (as of glass) that protects the occupants of a vehicle

especially : one in front of the occupants

Examples of windshield in a Sentence

The car had a damaged windshield.

Recent Examples on the Web

In most cases, warm, dry air removes moisture from the glass on your windshield more quickly. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 June 2026

Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

The photograph also showed damage and an apparent bullet hole in the windshield on the passenger side. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 July 2026

Those windows wrap around the entire box, teaming with the cab windshield to bring the outdoors inside via a full 360-degree panorama. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing windshield

• windshield wiper

Rhymes for windshield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

windshield

noun

wind·​shield ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld 

: a clear screen (as of glass) in front of the riders of a vehicle