windshield wiper
noun
US
: a long, thin piece of rubber on a metal frame that moves back and forth and pushes water, snow, etc., off the surface of the window at the front of a car, truck, etc.
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The Cybertruck’s windshield wiper literally bent while trying to clear snow.
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
But Tesla has recalled the vehicle several times for problems such as faulty windshield wiper motors.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
This can be a particularly helpful tool if your car doesn’t have a rear windshield wiper.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
But Tesla has recalled the vehicle several times for problems such as faulty windshield wiper motors.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
This can be a particularly helpful tool if your car doesn’t have a rear windshield wiper.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Windshield wiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windshield%20wiper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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