windshield

English

Etymology

wind +‎ shield

Noun

windshield (plural windshields)

  1. (Canada, US) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind and weather.
    The freezing rain covered our windshield with ice and we couldn't see a thing.
  2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

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Verb

windshield (third-person singular simple present windshields, present participle windshielding, simple past and past participle windshielded)

  1. (transitive) To install a windshield on.
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