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windscreen
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wind·screen  (wndskrn)
n.
1. A screen for protection against the wind.
2. Chiefly British The windshield of a motor vehicle.

windscreen [ˈwɪndˌskriːn]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp the front window US and Canadian name windshield
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.windscreenwindscreen - transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
motorboat, powerboat - a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
Translations
windscreen [ˈwɪndskriːn] windshield [ˈwɪndʃiːld] (US)
A. Nparabrisas m inv
B. CPD windscreen washer Nlavaparabrisas m inv
windscreen wiper Nlimpiaparabrisas m inv

windscreen [ˈwɪndskriːn] (British) npare-brise m inv, pare-brise m
windscreen washer n (British)lave-glace m
the windscreen washers → les lave-glaces
windscreen wiper n (British)essuie-glace m
the windscreen wipers → les essuie-glaces

windscreen [ˈwɪndskriːn] wind£shield (Am) [ˈwɪndʃiːld] nparabrezza m inv
windscreen [ˈwɪndskriːn] wind£shield (Am) [ˈwɪndʃiːld] nparabrezza m inv

windscreen حاجب الريح čelní sklo forrude Windschutzscheibe παρμπρίζ parabrisas tuulilasi pare-brise prednje staklo parabrezza フロントガラス 앞유리 voorruit frontrute przednia szyba pára-brisa, pára-brisas лобовое стекло vindruta กระจกหน้ารถ ön cam kính chắn gió 风挡玻璃


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