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

All three stories feature the pleasure of visual contemplation—especially in alluring sequences in which the characters, arriving by car, gaze through the windshield and savor the sights along the road ahead. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 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, 22 Dec. 2025

Top off anything that’s low and use winter‑grade washer fluid to prevent freezing on the windshield. —Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

As the video moves on, an older woman runs around the car, which has a black flag with white writing draped across its windshield. —Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Dec. 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