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

Baltimore Ravens wideout Rashod Bateman faces a family violence charge after a June incident in which he’s accused of breaking the windshield of a car carrying his 3-month-old daughter and her mother. — Matt Piper, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Deputies went to the resort and found the vehicle backed into a space near Unit 2A with a windshield sunshade in place, the driver’s side window partially down and a duffle bag visible in the back, Hernandez wrote in his report. — David Goodhue august 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Officials say Bateman used an object to break the windshield and driver's side window of his baby mother's 2021 Benz. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

There’s massaging seats with 15 individual air bladders, and a heated windshield that uses a thin metallic coating to remove winter frost without having to rely on climate control. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Aug. 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