windscreen B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled wind-screen US /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/ See IPA manual Freq #25848 Meanings 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 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 AI details From wind + screen. Topics Describing Qualities Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # windscreen **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪn(d).skɹiːn/ **Frequency rank:** 25848 ## Meanings 1. The large glass window at the front of a car or other vehicle. 2. A soft cover placed over a microphone to block wind noise. ## Examples - A stone cracked the windscreen as we drove down the motorway. - The sound engineer fitted a windscreen to the microphone before the interview. ## Etymology From wind + screen. ## AI Etymology Windscreen is from wind + screen. In present-day use, it can mean the large glass window at the front of a car or other vehicle, or a soft cover placed over a microphone to block wind noise. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Transportation markdown