Also spelled wind-screen
noun
verb
Freq #25848
Meanings
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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.
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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.