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
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The car had a damaged windshield.
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Rain streaked his windshield, dust and water tapped against the glass.
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The steering wheel telescopes out within comfortable reach for tall drivers, and head room is well-below the top of the windshield, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the name is stripped across the top of the windshield.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Laminated glass was first used for windshields in 1927.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The steering wheel telescopes out within comfortable reach for tall drivers, and head room is well-below the top of the windshield, too.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the name is stripped across the top of the windshield.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Laminated glass was first used for windshields in 1927.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for windshield
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“Windshield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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windshield
noun
wind·shield
ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld
: a clear screen (as of glass) in front of the riders of a vehicle
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