windscreen
noun
wind·screen
ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn 
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British
: windshield
Examples of windscreen in a Sentence
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And at speeds greater than 60 mph, the nominal windscreens do little to deflect the blast of air, and pilot and passenger are advised to wear goggles or a helmet.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Bed linens sailing the wind, curtains flaring beyond the windscreens, lilacs soon to lie on the ground.
—Carolyn Forché, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024
Instead, welcome Panoramic Vision, which projects key information across the width of the windscreen base.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
What to Consider The lid can flip open if not attached to the windscreens.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, a Chinese coast guard ship fired water cannons at a Philippine coast guard vessel, shattering a windscreen and injuring four personnel, Philippine authorities said.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
The changes start at the very front, the base of the windscreen, where revolutionary a 48-inch-wide, high-def panel stretches from door to door.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
Whereas XPeng cars have two lidar units mounted in the front bumper, both Li and Nio mount a single unit above the windscreen.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Projected onto the windscreen is another slender gauge cluster, which shows more information about active safety systems and state of charge.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Bed linens sailing the wind, curtains flaring beyond the windscreens, lilacs soon to lie on the ground.
—Carolyn Forché, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024
Instead, welcome Panoramic Vision, which projects key information across the width of the windscreen base.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
What to Consider The lid can flip open if not attached to the windscreens.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, a Chinese coast guard ship fired water cannons at a Philippine coast guard vessel, shattering a windscreen and injuring four personnel, Philippine authorities said.
—Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
The changes start at the very front, the base of the windscreen, where revolutionary a 48-inch-wide, high-def panel stretches from door to door.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
Whereas XPeng cars have two lidar units mounted in the front bumper, both Li and Nio mount a single unit above the windscreen.
—Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
Projected onto the windscreen is another slender gauge cluster, which shows more information about active safety systems and state of charge.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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