Also spelled wind-screen

US /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/
noun verb Freq #25848

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The large glass window at the front of a car or other vehicle.

    A stone cracked the windscreen as we drove down the motorway.

  2. 2
    noun

    A soft cover placed over a microphone to block wind noise.

    The sound engineer fitted a windscreen to the microphone before the interview.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the large glass window at... windshield
Word family
Forms windscreens

Etymology

From wind + screen.

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