windscreen

B1 Topic:Transportation

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

From wind + screen.

Topics

Transportation

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