windscreen

windscreen
(BrE) (AmE windshield) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ front, rear
▪ car
VERB + WINDSCREEN/WINDSHIELD
▪ clean, scrape (sth off), wipe
▪

She scraped the windscreen free of ice.

▪ break, crack, shatter, smash (esp. BrE)
▪ fit, replace
▪ clear, defog (AmE), demist (BrE)
▪

She switched the wipers on to clear the windscreen.

WINDSCREEN/WINDSHIELD + VERB
▪ fog up (esp. AmE), mist up (BrE)
▪ crack, shatter
WINDSCREEN/WINDSHIELD + NOUN
▪ wiper
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the windscreen
▪

I came back to find a parking ticket on the windscreen.

▪ through a/the windscreen
▪

Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen.


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  • windscreen — [wind′skrēn΄] n. 1. a screen for protecting something from the wind 2. [Chiefly Brit.] a windshield * * * wind·screen (wĭndʹskrēn ) n. 1. A screen for protection against the wind. 2. Chiefly British. The windshield of a motor vehicle. * * * …   Universalium

  • windscreen — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a glass screen at the front of a motor vehicle …   English terms dictionary

  • windscreen — [wind′skrēn΄] n. 1. a screen for protecting something from the wind 2. [Chiefly Brit.] a windshield …   English World dictionary

  • windscreen — UK [ˈwɪn(d)ˌskriːn] / US [ˈwɪn(d)ˌskrɪn] noun [countable] Word forms windscreen : singular windscreen plural windscreens British the large glass window at the front of a vehicle. The American word is windshield …   English dictionary

  • windscreen — n. Brit. a screen of glass at the front of a motor vehicle. Phrases and idioms: windscreen wiper a device consisting of a rubber blade on an arm, moving in an arc, for keeping a windscreen clear of rain etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • windscreen — noun A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in front of the its occupants to protect them from the wind and weather. Oh no! A vandal has just come and smashed our windscreen! Susan, can you go and call the insurance …   Wiktionary

  • windscreen — [[t]wɪ̱ndskriːn[/t]] windscreens N COUNT The windscreen of a car or other vehicle is the glass window at the front through which the driver looks. [BRIT] (in AM, use windshield) …   English dictionary

  • windscreen wiper — windscreen wipers N COUNT: usu pl A windscreen wiper is a device that wipes rain from a vehicle s windscreen. [BRIT] (in AM, use windshield wiper) …   English dictionary

  • windscreen wiper — windscreen .wiper n BrE a long thin piece of metal with a rubber edge that moves across a windscreen to remove rain American Equivalent: windshield wiper …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • windscreen wiper — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a device for keeping a windscreen clear of rain, having a rubber blade on an arm that moves in an arc …   English terms dictionary

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