windscreen

noun

wind·​screen ˈwin(d)-ˌskrēn How to pronounce windscreen (audio)
1
: a screen that protects against the wind
2
chiefly British : windshield

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The rear badge also is lighted, and a fast rear window complements the windscreen. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 Lincoln uses its pillar-to-pillar screen, nestled between the top of the dashboard and the windscreen in the Nautilus, differently than many others. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 This includes air conditioning and heating, heated driver’s seat and a heated windscreen. Trinity Francis, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Along with re-profiled wind deflectors, Honda has also included a new five-step adjustable windscreen, which can be quickly and easily adjusted with one hand. New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windscreen

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of windscreen was in 1858

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“Windscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windscreen. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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