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

My father stared straight ahead through the windshield. —Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025

As the Jeep careened along the narrow two-lane road, Starling honked the horn, pounded the windshield and screamed to try and get a bystander to notice. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Virtually every vehicle parked outside that night had a broken windshield. —Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025

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